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BFC Servings Reminder
15/6 = 15 grams sugar/6 carb servings
Carb serving (no more than 2 per meal)
5 grams - 20 grams = 1 serving
20 grams - 40 grams = 2 servings
Eat no more than 40 grams carbs and 5 grams sugar per meal!


Sunday, August 5, 2012

Back to Normal and Pictures!

Hello everyone!  I'm back from the beach and have spent the last week trying to get back to normal.  Don't you hate coming back from vacation?  One of these years I'm just going to spend the whole summer at the beach, wouldn't that be nice?   So anyway, we had a great time but this years vacation was a little different because we decided to take my parents with us.  This meant taking three cars.  My husband drove my dad down in our pickup truck with most of our beach gear, coolers and bikes tied on the back - Beverly Hillbillys style(remember that show?) I drove my mother and three boys and the puppy in the van, and my oldest son drove his girlfriend down in his car and also had our older dog.  He and his girlfriend had to leave three days early so they needed their own car.
What I discovered this trip is that something is definitely wrong with my mother.  She has always had a bit of an irritable streak in her but this trip she seemed irritated at EVERYTHING, especially my father.  He couldn't even say good morning without her going off on him.  It made it a bit uncomfortable for the rest of us.  My dad seems to think it's the blood pressure pills the doctor put her on and thinks if she went off those and exercised she would be back to her old self.  I think there is something else going on.  Maybe her thyroid or may some kind of kidney problem or something.  Her other symptoms are:  always freezing, loss of most of her muscle mass, balance problems if she walked too far, and an over all sort of unhappiness.   The doctor she went to see back home only did blood work which pointed to high potassium and nothing else.  I think she needs to get a more thorough checkup but both her and my father have a distaste for doctors ("they don't know what they are doing" "they just run tests to run the bill up"" they want to put you on all sorts of pills that cause even more problems" etc.)   My dad is having a cataract procedure in the next couple of weeks, so after he is done with that I may try to go to thier house and talk my mom into seeing a different doctor.  Not looking forward to that.

 So anyway..... even though my mother put a bit of a damper on the trip we still had a wonderful time on the beach.  I'm putting up a few pictures of our time there even though I'm one of those people that doesn't really like my own photos!
So here is our setup up everyday. That's me waving, my husband is next to me, my brother and my sister-in-law that likes to make fun of our "no sugar" lifestyle

My dad and I down by the water
The boys and I took the dogs on an evening walk on the beach, trying to see if Mabel would like the water
 
Mabel was all "there is no way I'm getting in that water!"
I love my boys!

My parents and I walking thru the seaside town of Manteo on Roanoke Island.  My mom only made it a couple streets and then we sat. She is only 73 years old for goodness sake and my dad is 77.


This is Jockey's Ridge State Park.  The tallest natural sand dune system in the Eastern United States. The big thing everyone does here is to climb on the higher dunes and then run down.



Here is my youngest, Kyle, showing you how it's done! (at the top of the pic you can see everyone's legs that are waiting for their turn to run down!)


To give you an idea of how vast the dunes are at Jockey's Ridge.

From the dunes you can see the ocean.  The Outer Banks start as just a thin Peninsula and then turns into a series of Islands.

Sunset at Jockey's Ridge


When we got home I found this on the outer banks Facebook page.  This is not a tornado it's a water spout that formed right down the beach from where we were staying.  My middle son Nick who is studying Environmental Science was so disappointed to not be there to see it.  It happened the day after we left.  Cool!


So that was our vacation in a nutshell.

On the diet news.  I think I stayed pretty true to our way of eating. I did have a couple beers or a couple glasses of wine EVERYDAY when we got back from the beach and before dinner  (My mother remember?) .  I think I helped out with a bowl of chips and salsa one night, but other than those two things I stuck with my diet. I was up a pound when I got back, but two days later I was back to 159lbs.  I'm so used to eating this way now that there isn't much I crave, except those darn salsa and chips every now and then.  I'm going to push to get the last ten pounds off now that we're back.  I still have  some belly weight to get off.  Don't think I'll ever get it ALL off like the old days but hopefully I can still get down a little further.  I'll get back into the blogs this week and see how all of you are doing.  Hopefully everyone is doing great and having a wonderful summer!! 


18 comments:

  1. So cool...how fun! It looks like you had a good time. I hope you can figure out what's going on with your mom. Thanks for sharing all those pictures. :)

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  2. All your pictures look awesome - looks like fun. And oh yeah I used to watch that show all the time. Maybe your mom is just pissed at dad for something he did and doesn't want to say. I hope they both are in great health.
    Have a great day :-)

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    1. Lol, Rosalie, I think my mom being pissed at my dad IS part of the problem! Thanks for you well wishes.

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  3. I LOVE your pictures!!! What a blessing to spend the time at the beach with your family. I would love to do that someday! If your Mom is having potassium issues, she really should be checked sooner than later. When I had them years ago from blood pressure, I was in a constant state of panic, so I was exhausted and bitchy! However, some people just get that was as they get older, so she could be totally normal!!!
    Your boys are a good looking group!
    Only gaining a lb is pretty impressive! Since you possibly "overfed" for a week, now you should be able to budge the scale if you get serious!
    I'm glad you are back to normal!

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    1. Thank you Kay! Maybe it is just the potassium problem that is causing it all. I sure hope I can budge the scale again, but have to motivate myself into the serious mode again.

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  4. How old are your boys Beth? It looks like you had a great family trip!

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    1. Amber, they are 22, 21, 18, and 17. It was a pretty nice trip, thanks!

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  5. Nice pictures! I love the beach/water. Very nice sticking to your eating plan while on vaca - no need to make it harder when you get back right?? You're mom might be better to see a naturopath or functional medicine doctor who will know more about thyroid function and such. Their goal is to fix the problem not medicate the symptoms :)

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    1. I've thought of using a naturopath doctor myself. Maybe I can convince her.

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  6. What a nice vacation, thank you for sharing pictures vacation spots here in WA are very differernt. I'm glad you had a nice time, it's good to have you back. I hope things get sorted out with your Mom's health soon.

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    1. Thanks Katie. The blogs are nice because we can see the way of life of different parts of the country!

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  7. What great pictures! Hope you can get to what's ailing your mom soon, sounds like no fun. :( 1 pound is awesome!! go beth!

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  8. Your pictures are terrific. Vacation is always fun. And you only gained a pound that was quick to lose. Good for you.

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  9. Beth, love all the photos. Funny I am having problems with my mom too. Ever since Beth died, I swear she is being mean to me.I think she feels safe venting to me, and is nice to everyone else. Sort of a different situation, but still I now what you mean and what you are going through. And our dads are all sweet and tolerant right? I hate when she is like this. Anyway, you look great and it looks like it was a very nice family vacation! Thanks for sharing with us. Sending hugs and love! XO

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  10. Weird about our moms. I love that they are mean to the ones they feel safest with. Lucky us! Still think it might be medical with my mom - maybe yours too?

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  11. I'm thinking it could be a bit of depression. She misses Beth so much, and it was like losing another daughter. Plus the stress of taking care of the kids is hard. It's hard on me. They are great kids, but we are all trying so hard, probably over trying, to make life as happy as possible. I played mini golf in 95 degree heat the other day with my nephew, just to make his day alittle more fun!Can't believe it has been 7 months already since she's been gone. If the timing is right I'll maybe suggest to her that she needs to go talk with someone. Maybe that would help. Thanks for the suggestions!

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