Sunday, July 27, 2008

Soliciting Advice PLEASE!!!!

Well, the kids came home late Friday night safe and sound (thank goodness). However, they both came home taking the Lord's name in vain. I am so frustrated. I am so tired of having to undo all of the damage that gets done every time I have to send them to Sandra. And I am afraid I did not respond very well to the situation. With Jaysen, as he was the first one to curse within minutes of being home, I gave him a calm warning (that Alex heard) and told him that it was unacceptable to use that kind of language in our home and that I did not want to hear it again. I let him know that if I heard him swear at all again he would get his mouth washed out with soap and he will be grounded for a full day for each swear word he uses. Fast forward to this morning and Alex tripped and fell and out comes the same cursing. This time I responded with ANGER. I yelled and screamed at her and then proceeded to give her the same speech I had given Jaysen only in a much harsher tone. Then we all piled in the car and went to church. Not the best way to start out your Sunday morning. I could really use some advice on what to do. How do I combat such a toxic and unhealthy environment. They are exposed to so much garbage and filth while they are with Sandra and then I spend 6 to 8 weeks undoing everything and re-teaching things. I don't know how much longer I can keep up this cycle. I know I am not being very Christlike toward her and I am working on it, but in the meantime, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Starting Point

Down 53 pounds

My Journey

Part of my journey to getting pregnant requires that I lose weight. I have been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), among several other things. PCOS makes it very difficult to get pregnant. One of the issues is that the PCOS makes it difficult, almost impossible, to lose weight, but at the same time, the only way to fix it is to lose weight to get your hormones balanced out.

After 4 months, I have decided to post my progress on my blog rather than waiting to lose all of the weight before sharing my journey with others. It has been an emotional journey, but one that is well worth the end result. When I have days that make me want to give up, I remind myself that the hope of bearing a child is why I am doing all of this, and that seems to get me through one more day.

I have posted my beginning weight below and then the most recent picture that we have taken when I am down about 53 pounds. I was actually down 62 pounds, but have gained
a couple back the last week or so with the holidays.

I hope by sharing this with you, I am able to stay more accountable to myself and to others so that I can achieve my goal.

Thanks for sharing the journey!!!

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