there was a "being proud thread" a little while back but im starting a new one.
my mother is a great woman. she has a heart of gold and shes a very kind person and i dont know of a single person who has a bad thing to say about her. she gets on my nerves because she has to (shes my mom its her job) from time to time but, today she gave me great news
she eats extremely well, small portions, uses no sugar,salt or anything ... she has perfect blood pressure and cholesterol yet she is overweight. she isnt terribly overweight by any means but she has been struggling with this for years. today she told me that so far this year she has lost 20 pounds. her problem stems from her glands (:yousuck) so this really wasnt easy for her...
i have never felt better for her and i know she still has more work to do but i got such a huge smile on my face. i feel like i accomplished something lol
way to go momma. :)
sexxncandie
06-14-2007, 10:24 PM
Awww, yay for Gracie :heart
and she definitely eats very well, I'm sure it's more of a hormonal thing. She's made great progress though :agree
HEAVY METAL
06-14-2007, 11:29 PM
this is a great idea.
i have to say im proud of my mom too.
My mother suffers from the autoimmune & degenrative joint disease known as rhumatoid arthritis. Last year after a grewling recovery from a knee replacement surgury among other surguries and treatments - she was forced to go on disability from her job as a special ed teacher. she physically couldn;t get to work anymore - it was heartbreaking.
but....she's a warrior. She was soon after offered early retirement becuase her prognisis is - well horrible. The tissue cushioning EVERY SINGLE joint in her body is slowly deteriorating. Now to back track for a minute...when she was a teacher she was that teacher that all the students remebered.....the teacher that "changed lives". she taught emotionally disterbed High school students...who hated her much of the time but grew to love her. I mean these were kids who were not only thrown out by thier families (emotiionally and mentall the majority of them) but also by thier mainstreamed classmates and peers. She built these kids up to be everything they could be. Most of them ended up in college - and successful dispite a bit of behavioral problems and some physical disorders.
so after working in a place that is hard - but fullfilling she immediatly went to not being able to get out of bed - having nothign to wake up to but an empty home.
She was serioulsy depressed...and although she still struggles she has made leaps and bounds in the past few months.
I cant imagine being as young as her - with a body older than most people ever get to experince.
so props to my moms for staying strong and for learning to make the most out of life - even when your limited.
thats a lesson to be learned :agree
MichelangeloWHO
06-15-2007, 06:18 AM
im sending her this link... aren't you cute joesep
sexxncandie
06-15-2007, 08:15 AM
im sending her this link... aren't you cute joesep
lmaoo
ok since we are talkin about Mommys here, my Mom is definitely half the reason that I was able to lose the weight I did and just adapt a healthier lifestyle.. the lady is obsessive when it comes to diet & exercise, lol. While I was dieting she was making me lunch everyday to take to work so I wouldn't be forced to eat bad... she also did all the shopping for the house, and made sure there was NO damaging foods around lol.. of course once the weight came off, now she is worried I am anorexic or something, so she's constantly shoving ice cream, etc in my face, saying, "c'mon, u lost so much weight, u can eat it." LOL. As for herself, she is up @like 5 every morning doing various on Demand & DVD exercises... and I have never seen her eat anything bad unless we force feed her cake on her b-day or something lol.. so I can definitely attribute a lot of my progress to her help & own dedication.. she's the best:heart
my Dad is the devil though loll... he's in good shape for his age and stuff only b/c of my Mom, but he is where I got my sweet tooth from.. but then again he's also the one who used to tell me "You can have anything u want in life, because you're tall, skinny, and beautiful." (lmaaao.. that one def had me spoiled for some time)
DEEPER KEMICAL
06-15-2007, 08:52 AM
this is a great idea.
i have to say im proud of my mom too.
My mother suffers from the autoimmune & degenrative joint disease known as rhumatoid arthritis. Last year after a grewling recovery from a knee replacement surgury among other surguries and treatments - she was forced to go on disability from her job as a special ed teacher. she physically couldn;t get to work anymore - it was heartbreaking.
but....she's a warrior. She was soon after offered early retirement becuase her prognisis is - well horrible. The tissue cushioning EVERY SINGLE joint in her body is slowly deteriorating. Now to back track for a minute...when she was a teacher she was that teacher that all the students remebered.....the teacher that "changed lives". she taught emotionally disterbed High school students...who hated her much of the time but grew to love her. I mean these were kids who were not only thrown out by thier families (emotiionally and mentall the majority of them) but also by thier mainstreamed classmates and peers. She built these kids up to be everything they could be. Most of them ended up in college - and successful dispite a bit of behavioral problems and some physical disorders.
so after working in a place that is hard - but fullfilling she immediatly went to not being able to get out of bed - having nothign to wake up to but an empty home.
She was serioulsy depressed...and although she still struggles she has made leaps and bounds in the past few months.
I cant imagine being as young as her - with a body older than most people ever get to experince.
so props to my moms for staying strong and for learning to make the most out of life - even when your limited.
thats a lesson to be learned :agree
Thats a good story :agree
DEEPER KEMICAL
06-15-2007, 08:57 AM
Im proud of my mother. Last year she made the life changing decision to quit smoking. She went for the laser procedure and she has not smoked since. She was smoking for almost 30 years, and quit and its been a little over 1 year since she had her last cigarette. And she is starting to eat healthy. She was always tiny and skinny and never had to watch what she ate but now she is very much into health. She goes walking with my father (who walks everyday, over the brooklyn bridge 3 times a day, and then when he gets home he walks another 3 miles). So im happy to see her into these new ways
And im very happy for my father. Yesterday he sent me an email that had a letter from the borough president of staten island stating his appointment to the Community Board as Chairperson. Very proud of him. i have always been proud of my father. i see his accomplishments every day when i go to work. he is a civil engineer for the government. and he has been working/deisnging this US Courthouse http://www.pbase.com/archit_kderek2k3/image/40556406.jpg
in downtown brooklyn at the entrance to the brooklyn bridge. i feel so proud when i drive by it with friends and such and mention that my father helped design it and he is the contracting officers representative on the project. almost 10 years now
HEAVY METAL
06-15-2007, 10:43 AM
Thats a good story :agree
thanks :)
and since we are mentioing our daddy's i had to contribute a bit on mine.
My dad - well - he;s a freaking charachter. Came here from England (originally from Ireland) and was the "oldest son" of five kids. Im not sure if anyone knows how the real irish are - but his mother (god rest her soul) did the best she could but beat the shit out of her kids him especially.
With that said - my dad has a temper (which i inherited) but thorugh the years he has grown so much. We have developed the BEST relatioship..i love him so much now!
and the fact that he was able to break the cycle of abuse (so did my mom bc she was abused in more ways than one) makes me proud. Dont get me wrong - back in the day when i was a rebeliios adolecent him and i would go fist for fist kick for kick in a brawl...but since we have both grown thats phased out. Its hard to teach an old dog new tricks - but he keeps learning.
Not to mention that my dad is the MOST handy guy ever. He bulit the house they are currently living in - which is AMAZING, he works on cars, and has alwas provided for my mother. Its hard for him to take care of her - and everything else.
But i have to say his devotion to my mother is admirable. I know pleaty of couples who have split up beause they dont have the capicity to deal with thier partners Illness.
Not to mention my dad beat Hep C last year!! it was a gruling many year process but the meds worked!
dude seriously - i have the best parents ever. I hope My fiance and I can live up to all they have accomplished - and be as loving and persevering in life.