jhmomi Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Citymom - praying for strength for you and your mother as you both deal with this. Keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura B Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Prayers sent to your momma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjelevil Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Sadly,we can't change anyone,we can only change ourselves. I hope your Mum catches on to this lifestyle change and hope all goes well at the dr. It's great that you are there for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryannet Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I fall into your moms category but i am 5'7' She is so blessed to have you. I suggest you prepare a weeks worth of meals and take them to her in tupperware containers. Let her see how it is to eat like this. She will love it. an maybe a few days you can take her on a short walk. baby steps baby steps. With your love for her you will move mountains to help her. I don't have a mom and i miss her dearly. enjoy this time helping your mom get healthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymom Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks all. I heard from my Mom last night and it was GREAT NEWS. It's just a cyst in her breast. No cancer! They just want to re-check her in 6 months. I was so nervous to hear the report. I had a close friend die from breast cancer earlier this year. And another friend from Church passed away last year. He had no idea he had cancer until it was too late. Anyway, I'm relieved to hear the good news. My mom is tired from all the anxiety leading up to the tests but at least she can relax now. In other news, since August 1st, although not officially doing the Whole30, she has been trying to stay mostly compliant with the rules of Whole30. She reported to me last week that she was down to 285. She weighed 300 earlier this year. And she said she's not been able to get below 290 for years. That was her sticking mark. She's doing what she can to eat well. Money is a hinderance. I'm heading to her house today to go buy her some groceries. She usually runs out of money the last week of the month. Again, I really appreciate being able to post about this on here and have even a couple people say encouraging words. Keep it up please. It matters to me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 So happy to hear that the biopsy was negative! What a relief! Your mom's weight loss over the last month is really exciting too! Has it encouraged her at all to stick with it? How's your step-mom's doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Great news citymom, phew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megmac Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Citymom (and others), Watch this documentary. I am not easily inspired, but this is what inspired me to do a Whole30. (I'm definitely not cut out for a juice fast.) If you think it would help inspire your mom, give it a shot. http://www.jointhereboot.com/ If that doesn't work, go to chrisbeatcancer.com and look for the link to the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. I'm telling you, it's a game changer. It's free on Chris' site, and worth every minute of the (nearly) 2 hours. Get some tea and tissues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura B Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 That is awesome news! I will keep you and your mom in my prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryannet Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 God is great!!! Prayer wheels are turning. Thanks for keeping us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymom Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Thanks for all the prayers everyone! I for one believe they make a difference. I think I mentioned on here earlier that my Stepmom had come to me and asked if I would make some goals with her and help her stay accountable. Well check this out. Our family went to go visit Papa and Nana for Labor Day weekend. While we were there, we set aside some time to talk and work out our goals. I brought her the ISWF book and gave it to her. She started reading it while we were there. Her first goal was to finish it by this Friday and then said we'd check in again to talk. She texted me on Wednesday and said SHE'D STARTED!!!! Said the book said why wait? So she was going for it. I'm so happy for her and plan on being there when she needs support or to talk or for a resource. I told her about the website and forums. Wish I'd remembered about the email support. Forgot about that. I had just finished my Whole30 that weekend and it was great to tell her my results. She was inspired and honestly, the best way to help someone I really believe is to be an example. Please be encouraged if you are trying to help friends or family members. Be the best example you can be and that will speak for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 That's great, well doen to you for sparking the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymom Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Checked in with my Step-mom today. She's on day 13. Officially past the zombie phase and she's happy to be having more energy. The hardest thing for her so far is chewing gum. She used to go through about 8 pieces a day. Whew. That and Diet Coke. But she's holding strong and said she is feeling awesome. She thanked me emphatically for bringing her the book. She said she knew about a year ago that this is what she should eat, she just didn't know how to "do it". Just wanted to share. ...and I'm still working on my Mom!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xandra Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 You're an inspiration to me. My mother, like yours, has all the nutritional information in her head, but then she stubbornly refuses to apply most of it. I don't know what she feels Ike she will lose by getting the junk out of her life. What are these people clinging to? I don't really know how to break through that barrier except to be the living example. In the meantime, she can barely get up the stairs in her own house. ETA: OMG, she just said today she wants to do this! I gave her a tub of coconut oil and we're going shopping tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymom Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 You're an inspiration to me. My mother, like yours, has all the nutritional information in her head, but then she stubbornly refuses to apply most of it. I don't know what she feels Ike she will lose by getting the junk out of her life. What are these people clinging to? I don't really know how to break through that barrier except to be the living example. In the meantime, she can barely get up the stairs in her own house. ETA: OMG, she just said today she wants to do this! I gave her a tub of coconut oil and we're going shopping tomorrow. Xandra, That's AWESOME! I'm so happy for you. I love that you gave her a tub of coconut oil. That's important. Keep me posted on how she's doing. And let me know if there's anything I can do to support you!! xo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xandra Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 So proud of my Mom! She's doing it! She started Nov 7. Well, she did give herself Thanksgiving "off", and a few days before that she said that while she didn't weigh, she didn't feel like she was losing much either and I could tell she was getting discouraged. We did a mostly W30 Thanksgiving, but with wine and bit of maple syrup on some unsweetened pumpkin custard. I realize she should reset her W30 count for that, but today she said she woke up with no pain in her joints. That is a huge stride for her, and she looks so much clearer without the painkillers. I think this is her motivation to continue, even if she doesn't lose much weight yet. I think the anti-inflammatory part of this is really working for her. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymom Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Awesome Xandra. That's great to hear. Keep us posted!!!! She's blessed to have you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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