Still plugging along!

Good morning all. Things are going OK on the CR front. Hope each of you are equally as fortunate!!

On the other hand, parenthood is seriously sucking right now. My soon-to-be 20-yr old son is in jail for contempt of court. I had to obtain a restraining order against him in November. The court also ordered him to take anger mgmt classes and bring his certificate of completion to the court. Well, he didn't do it and now he's in the can. Go figure.....Cause/effect in it's purest form. Anyway, my son can't call me directly so he's sending messages via friends requesting I drop off clean socks and underwear for him. If I take him underwear will I be violating my tough-love pledge? My initial thought was "Let the people he's chosen as his buddies take him some panties." I think I'm going to stick by my guns....maybe....COMMENTS PLEASE!!

After finding out about my son's escapade, I then found out ny soon-to-be-16 yr old daughter --instead of being with her friends--has been seeing a 24-26 y/o male. We had a huge blow-up last night and she's still in bed crying. After all, "I really love him mom!!" Such drama. I'm debating on reporting him to the police and hoping it scares the shit out of him. Of course, I live in KY and 16 is prime marryin' age in these parts...I should've been more aware if what was going on in her life.,...Parenting has been such a struggle. I REALLY thought I was teaching them the right things: go to school, work hard, be kind to others, don't lie or steal, respect yourself, guard your health, don't use drugs. ANY insight is appreciated..

Of course, on the good side, all of the stress makes it easy for me to NOT eat. When I'm stressed I have zero appetite. Guess every cloud has a silver lining! I have also found some great references. Here's a link to Skinny Bitches data site http://crskinnydata.blogspot.com/ I'm SO grateful she is sharing this info and her meals/snacks look great!! I know she swamped with work and family, but still takes time to share her success with us!! Thanks!! Also, I'm considering trying konjac rice, jello and pudding recipes. The only sweetener I've used so far is stevia. Would love to hear from others who have used other sweeteners, konjac and other CR friendly products. Warren has shared a ton of info with me and I will post it soon. Much love and be well! ~S~

Here I go AGAIN....

Hi all! Hope this hot summer is finding everyone well. I've been lazy long enough and it's time to get in gear. Since the last time I blogged I have changed jobs. Now I work part-time for the local hospital and prn for my previously-full-time employer Hospice. I had the opportunity to work 2 nights a week for the same pay I received working 5 days a week. Wow--no-brainer! This streak of fortune also settled some of my "I have no time" crisis which is AWESOME!! My health is improving and I am taking half as much medication as before. Plus, my Naturopath seems to be getting my absorption problems under control-slowly but surely. Life is good.

I am still working on the CRON regime. Most days I do well and on the days I DO NOT do well, I pay for it. My body doesn't tolerate junk food binges anymore. I'm also still measuring my food in cups, oz's and tsp's/tbsp's and my only body weight measurement is at my MD visit. For some reason I haven't made the time to pick up a proper food scale OR people scale at Bed, Bath & Beyond. (Told you I've been lazy). However, I've been listening to my body and can easily feel when it's time to stop eating. I'm actually glad to feel well enough to eat!

This morning I was browsing the internet and found Mizzi's site http://calorie-restriction-diet.com/ She has done a great job setting up an easy-to-navigate CR site. One of my personal goals is to participate more in CR-related on-line communities. My hope is increasing participation will help keep me motivated. As usual, feel free to share any tips and tricks you might have, and be well!!