Talk Me Down From the Cliff

Allergic Reaction--Water Weight

Good morning! I cannot say that I am breathing easy, but I am breathing better this morning. I am not planning to put myself through a cortisone shot.

Jonahnah, my insurance will not cover this. One of the perils of obesity is less than stellar insurance coverage with a sky high deductible so I can afford the premium. My insurance does cover an annual “well woman” exam and pap smear, but I am on my own for everything else. I am thankful that I have insurance to cover me in case of a major medical crisis. I am stuck with this policy because insurance companies are more discriminating now. At my current weight, I am technically not insurable. Vanity is not my motivation for losing this weight. I have many good reasons. People tell me to accept my body and not obsess with the number on the scale. My insurance company does, and I pay the price!

Megan, it is water weight. I should clarify that I swelled up in an hour, but I gained that weight over the course of the day. I do not weigh every hour. LOL! I started weighing every morning because I was increasing my calories and wanted to make sure I did not start gaining. I have been weighing once a week in the morning for the 12-week challenge here and in the evening for my Biggest Loser challenge at church. I am consistently 4 pounds heavier in the evening, so I technically only gained an extra 8 pounds on Sunday. I was craving water after I ate that protein bar and drank a liter of spring water. That does not weigh 8 pounds, so the extra pounds are a mystery. I just know from experience that I gain 10-15 pounds after eating something that causes an allergic reaction. My body starts hoarding every ounce of water I drink. I usually drink a gallon of water a day and run to the bathroom every hour. The water is going in this week and not coming back out. Wild weight swings are not unusual for me. Sadly, the trip back to “normal” is slow and steady unless I go on a fast. A prescription diuretic would knock it out overnight, but I prefer to let my body recover naturally.

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
Heather, I too have watched your battle and been amazed by your attitude and your perseverance. What an awful time you are going through! My heart goes out to you. You are such an amazing person.

I'm almost an outlaw on the Cathe boards because I believe that if you have to work too hard at anything, you're probably not doing it right. I know. Blasphemy here where everyone believes in willpower. I believe in shortcutting and that there are some things you just can't do on your own. I tried to quit smoking for decades and blamed myself for being "weak" until I found a simple answer. Same thing with my sugar addiction and my weight problem (in my youth). Now I'm looking for the answer for my lower back problem, and I have no doubt that I will find it.

In your case, I can't help but think there must be some nutritionist or allergy doctor or some kind of health care specialist who can give you some simple directions you can follow so you don't have to invest so much thought and energy in your eating plan. Eating shouldn't take as much energy as a full-time job! Sure, in the beginning when you start a new eating plan, it takes some thought and energy to get used to it. But after a while it should just become second nature and fade into the background of your life. You sound like superwoman to me with your ability to keep up with all of the journaling, the weighing, the thinking and especially all the EMOTION that must go into what you're trying to do. True, most really good health care specialists don't take insurance, but you can tell your friends and family that no one is getting holiday gifts this year, and put that money towards hiring someone to help you. After all, what's more important than your health?

Okay, that's just my two cent rant as an outsider. Whatever you do, here's a big hug for you:

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HEATHER}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

And there are plenty more where that came from!
 
Hi Heather
I've been reading your posts....I battled weight problems all my life pretty much due to food allergies but no one knew what they were. I was over 100 lbs overweight 3x in my life. Once before I turned 16 and twice while pregnant. I found out last summer what I'm defintely allergic to thanks to my good friend on the forum. I found I'm allergic to wheat and gluten but do not have celiac disease or anything. I took a test and my scores on the gluten and wheat was VERY high which is very bad. If you'd like, I can paste and copy the test on here. Since I found out what the problem was, I lost 35 pounds in 4 months. I know it sounds like a lot very fast. I was 65 lbs overweight to begin with from the pregnancy. I'm not bloated, tired, cranky, etc any more. I still have about 30 more pounds to go. I don't even have to workout as hard as I did any more. Let me know if you'd like me to paste the test here.

You do have a great attitude though! Better than me last year. :)

Lisa
 
RE: Allergic Reaction--Water Weight

Might you be able to have the nutritionist suggest an herbal diruetic or foods that act as diruetics? Good luck to you - I can only imagine your frustration! This coming from someone whose day is ruined if I gain a pound or so! I got to the point where I weight once a year & go strictly by how my "test" jeans fit!

A quick Google search produced this:

http://www.everydiet.org/diuretic_diet.htm
 
HELLO FROM THE NEIGHBORING CLIFF!

Let's both turn around and walk back toward solid ground together.

I, too, am struggling. I certainly feel for you and all the road blocks you are battling to get through.

I'm so glad to hear that you will be meeting with a nutritionist. You have some very specific issues that probably should be handled by a professional. I am also glad to hear that you've made an appointment to see your doctor. I think these two steps are exactly what you need right now. Hopefully they will be able to shed some light on what's going on with you and halt this temporary set-back.

My thoughts are with you. Keep your committed attitude, and let us know how you are progressing.

Hugs,
lynda
 
RE: Allergic Reaction--Water Weight

Heather, how are you feeling today? Are some of your symptoms going away?

Hugs to you.
 
Heather and Nancy!

Heather,

You've received so much wisdom here that there's not much I can add other than ((((((((((((hugs)))))))))) and support. I admire you so much and wish there were more that ANY of us could do for you. I do want to say that I found Nancy's post to be just marvelous in many ways, and I say LISTEN TO NANCY. Two things leaped out at me that I want to join in emphasizing.

First, it seems to me that Nancy's gotta be right -- fueling your body in a healthy way should not require you to spend so much time, effort and angst in planning. I know that you CAN and WOULD put in whatever it takes, Heather, but it just shouldn't take so much from you. You're bright, you're incredibly articulate, and you're a born cheerleader. So cheer for yourself, honey, and be your own best advocate. Demand the simplest possible answers from your doc and the clinical nutritionist and everyone else who advises you. If they say to take 10 steps, challenge them to explain why 5 steps won't do the trick. Keep at it until you get the information you need to construct a reasonable and livable eating lifestyle. Say to them "If you were me, how would you simplify this?"

Second, and related, I want to echo Nancy's suggestion that you put your money on YOU this year. It's a crime that you have to find the out-of-pocket funds to take care of yourself, and that you have such difficulty getting insured when, in fact, you're more focused on health and wellness for yourself than 99% of our country's citizens, including a whole lot of people who might be thinner but surely aren't necessarily healthier. Don't even get me STARTED on the subject of health care and insurers. For the moment, at least, it is what it is. And Nancy's right on the money when she says that you need to tell your loved ones that your gift to them this year for all occasions is a healthy Heather. Be good to yourself first, last and in between, Heather, and in doing that you'll do ALL of us who care for you a giant favor.

Finally, a word to Nancy. Nancy, you're plain awesome. I've followed your posts for years and always find that your words are thoughtful, reasonable, kind and invariably supportive and upbeat. Your post to Heather is a perfect example. Why you would consider yourself even jokingly an "outlaw" around here I can't imagine, either, because what you advocate really is, in different words, the very same general life approach that I believe our wee fearless leader is always recommending to us: All things in healthy moderation. :) You're a gem, Nance, and if your views are outlawish, then count me in as a member of the gang!!

Heather, sweetie, keep us posted on how the appt with the clinical nutritionist goes. Sending more hugs!!!!!

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If I Turn Up Missing . . .

I want to respond to these precious posts but need to leave for church. I need prayers that my Biggest Loser team will not kill me tonight. If my team wants to win the weigh-in this week, they have less than an hour to shoot me and hide my body. ;-) We have been averaging a total of 8 pounds as a team. We will be in the hole unless someone has a big week to cover my soy protein oops.

It will be interesting to explain to them that I finally got unstuck this week after a long plateau and gained 12 pounds. :eek: The nutritionist charges $130.00 an hour. Then there was my doctor visit. That has to be the most expensive protein bar I have ever eaten. Ha!

I am still itching all over, sneezing, and wheezing. I am planning to attend Laurie’s team training session as a cheerleader. I may be sitting out the challenge too if we have one tonight.

Thanks so much for the love and hugs. :* Nancy, you are a true advocate for women. Kathy, your precious response moved me to tears. I have more to say. Be back soon.

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
RE: Heather and Nancy!

Wow, Kathy, thanks for the wonderful compliments! :D Actually, I think your post was much better at articulating what I was trying to say, and it's me who should be agreeing with you. :) I couldn't agree more with your post.

What I meant about being an outlaw was, I think, that I'm more of a carrot than a stick person. I don't believe in doing anything I don't enjoy. I only exercise when it feels like fun. If it feels like work, I don't do it. I think if you keep it fun, you keep doing it. I also don't believe in self-denial (dieting doesn't work). Dear Heather's post is full of words like "sacrifice" and "resisting" and "fighting hard". I remember being that way when I was younger (although I never had half Heather's perseverance), and all that struggle never worked for me. I really want to believe that there is a way we can all be healthy AND happy at the same time. After all, if you're not happy, who cares about being healthy?? :p

ETA: (Not that I think Heather is an unhappy person. If anything, I find her to be wonderfully upbeat).

How was the meeting Heather?
 
Breakthrough Meeting!!!!

Glory! My body still weighs 230 pounds. My feet are still hurting. I am still itching from head to toe. But I am free! God’s love has taken off these chains and given me wings to soar above it all. I am a fun-lovin’ girl by nature. I have a sanguine personality. To quote Beth Moore (my favorite Bible teacher), “If it ain’t fun, I’m begging God to deliver me from it.” I do not like lists, logs, ratios, calories, etc. I love words and words and words (as you can tell), but numbers make me nuts.

I started my fitness journey on July 4, 2003, at 260 pounds. I wrote a note to the Lord surrendering food and my weight to Him, tied it to a bouquet of helium balloons, and released it to Him. I thought of exercise as an act of worship. I ate for His glory (which is why I chose the verse in my signature line). I had fun and enjoyed the journey. I was free! And I was delivered from 80 pounds in 9 months. Then I started reading fitness magazines and forums and lost my focus. All the science robbed me of joy! Knowledge can be a dangerous thing. I ultimately regained 50 of those pounds. Nancy’s post reminded me that I am most successful when I am having fun. When I first discovered Cathe, I had fun and enjoyed the journey. And I got smaller and fitter. Then I joined my first 12-week challenge here and started gaining weight. This has been a pattern for me. I enjoyed the yummy food Cathe and Chris provided during the Road Trip and lost weight that weekend. Fun is my way! Every time I start a 12-week challenge or “get serious,” it leads to my downfall. I am finally getting a clue that I am simply not challenge material. LOL! I am all about freedom and delight and joy and laughter and fun. That is my personality. It is the way God created me, and I need to honor that and work with it instead of trying to do what works for someone else. A more natural approach to eating is better for me than all the counting and logging too.

I was so excited about this Biggest Loser challenge at church. The first few weeks were awesome and inspirational. I had a great January. Then I started focusing on the scale and coasting spiritually. I got stuck and let that number on the scale mess with my mind. That old eating disorder thinking started rising up again and threatening to pull me under like a tidal wave. We had a doctor for a guest speaker. Let’s just say that someone dropped the ball on interviewing this speaker. He basically told us that doctors do not know what causes obesity or how to cure it and we should consider having weight loss surgery unless we want to do it the hard way. Hello! It was very discouraging to have someone speak such words of hopelessness at a time when I was stuck at a plateau and battling doubts.

I sent an e-mail earlier this week to a friend. Her husband Brett is organizing and leading this challenge. She was so encouraging. I was praying today and hoping we could deal with the spiritual and emotional battles. We have been focusing too much on weight and calories, etc. I was also planning to ask Brett if the elders could pray over us one Wednesday night. God heard and answered my prayers tonight! I was running late and missed the workout. I weighed in and showed Brett my results card. He told me that his wife already told him about my situation, and he is not counting my weight gain this week. There is no way it is “real” weight, and he is not going to discourage me or my team members by counting that against us. So he counted me as maintaining this week. He also gave me a pep talk and reminded me that this is about being healthy and free. He will not let me give up or quit even if he has to meet me at the lake and walk with me. I told him that I feel led to weigh only once a month, and he affirmed me and encouraged me to enjoy the freedom of not feeling compelled to weigh-in every week. He will just count me as a “zero” loss for 3 weeks. My team will have a nice drop once a month. It’s all good and just for fun anyway. We are not competing for prizes.

Brett’s friend who was a bass player in his band and is a physician now was our guest speaker tonight. He was funny and inspirational and gave us such hope that even a 10 percent loss can produce so many positive changes. He told us that obesity is not our destiny, and we can change. I talked to him personally after class, and he affirmed that abundant cardio is the way for me to go with some weight training. The weight training will be more important as I get closer to my goal, but cardio is more beneficial at my current weight with my hormonal issues. This cardio queen is very happy. I will miss the 4-Day Split weight work, but I am ready for a change after 8 weeks.

I was planning to sit out the physical challenge tonight. I did not need to do that. We did not have one. We had a ministry time instead. I shared my struggles and received love, hugs, support, and prayer. One of the elders anointed me with oil and prayed for healing of my body and allergies as well as healing of my emotions. Another elder and his wife prayed over me before I left. It was such an awesome and affirming experience. I feel lighter and freer.

Nancy, you are right on target. I have always believed in freedom and fun. I have shared that here before and received nasty grams in my inbox about my refusal to count calories. I have also been told that EVERYONE here is tired of me constantly bemoaning my failures. You would be amazed at the things people do not have the courage to post publically but feel free to share in secret. My statements about being willing to sacrifice treats and about the fact that I have been keeping menus and counting calories were for the benefit of those who feel compelled to send private messages asking me when I am going to get my act together and do what it takes to get this weight off. By the way, one of my pet peeves is when someone presumptuously speaks or writes on behalf of EVERYONE. I want to know who gave them a proxy to do so. End of rant. I am giving up the fight and bringing the fun back! The doctor gave me some very inspiring eating advice tonight. There is a simple way for me to eat that will remove the stress and math from it. I will share more after my meeting with the nutritionist. By the way, this Texas girl loves you!

Lisa, I do not think I am allergic to wheat or gluten. Please share the test anyway. I would love to see it.

Cakebaker, the cranberry lemon cocktail works wonders. I talked to a guy who works at the health food store, and he recommended raw cucumber slices. I will ask the dietitian about natural diuretics too. Your jeans test sounds like a better plan than focusing on the scale.

Lynda, get off that cliff! Let’s have fun and enjoy the journey!

Megan, thank you for the hugs.

Kathy, I love you to pieces.

Lala, thank you for the prayers. I appreciate them more than you know.

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
RE: Breakthrough Meeting!!!!

Heather, what a great thing to sit down with my much-loved Cathe mug and find your post! I'm thrilled for you that the meeting was everything you needed right now. It's good to see that you're in a positive, self-appreciative frame of mind going into your meeting with the nutritionist. Don't forget to demand those simple answers, sweetie pie! ;-)

I don't want to turn this thread into a whole different discussion, but I HAVE to comment about something you said:

[font color=green]I have ... received nasty grams in my inbox about my refusal to count calories. I have also been told that EVERYONE here is tired of me constantly bemoaning my failures. You would be amazed at the things people do not have the courage to post publically but feel free to share in secret. My statements about being willing to sacrifice treats and about the fact that I have been keeping menus and counting calories were for the benefit of those who feel compelled to send private messages asking me when I am going to get my act together and do what it takes to get this weight off.[/font color]

Can you see the steam coming from my ears? Heather, I wish you'd told us all sooner that you were getting this kind of PM lobbed at you, so that you wouldn't have to suffer through this kind of idiocy in silence. Those voices certainly weren't speaking for ME, sweetie, nor, I think, for 99.9999% of us here. In fact, I suspect the people who choose to say such things to you privately but not publicly do so because they KNOW their intolerance and judgmental attitude wouldn't be welcomed by the vast majority of our Cathe Forums members.

In my 10+ years of experience on these Forums, I've found that most of the time our communications confirm my belief that this is the place I know Cathe hoped it would be: a community of solidarity and supportiveness for people who share a commitment to trying to lead a life that's simply healthier in every way. Along the way we all strive to find balance, to love ourselves more, to be more self-aware and self-forgiving, to be more understanding and forgiving of others, and to be adventurous and courageous in finding our own peace and contentment AND in promoting the well-being and happiness of others. I see those goals and values reflected here every day (I do lurk a LOT, despite my low posts number! ;-)). Heather, you fit right in here. :) No one who met you on last year's Road Trip could ever forget your infectious enthusiasm and your generous, sweet spirit. You do and say SO much that benefits all of us, and you are deeply valued. And you are completely entitled to seek out your own path. I hope you'll keep sharing your journey with us. My approach is this: Your choices might not always be everyone's, but understanding YOURS helps us to define and reach for OURS. Folks who don't enjoy your input, or disagree with your choices, are perfectly free to ignore your posts -- and you're free to ignore them, too.

The private messages you've been getting are awful junk, Heather, and not at all reflective of this community's core. I hope you'll delete and ignore them.

I hope today's a better day, and that you'll keep posting about how you're doing. (((((HUGS!!!!!))))))

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Nancy!

Hey Nancy!!

We are of one mind, my friend. :) I agree totally with YOU! This is a BRILLIANT statement:

[font color=green]What I meant about being an outlaw was, I think, that I'm more of a carrot than a stick person. I don't believe in doing anything I don't enjoy. I only exercise when it feels like fun. If it feels like work, I don't do it. I think if you keep it fun, you keep doing it. I also don't believe in self-denial (dieting doesn't work). Dear Heather's post is full of words like "sacrifice" and "resisting" and "fighting hard". I remember being that way when I was younger (although I never had half Heather's perseverance), and all that struggle never worked for me. I really want to believe that there is a way we can all be healthy AND happy at the same time. After all, if you're not happy, who cares about being healthy?? :p[/font color]

I went back and looked more closely at Heather's original post after reading yours, and you are absolutely 100% right -- Heather had let herself stray far away from the joy and ease that typified her approach to exercise and wellness when she first appeared here and became a confirmed "Cathe-ite". I doubt that she'd realized quite how far in the opposite -- "stick approach" -- direction she'd let herself travel. I'm delighted to see from this morning's post that she's figuring this out, and I know that your wise (and SO well-said) words were undoubtedly a wake-up call for her.

I'm a carrot person, too. The older I get the more I realize that, for me, the "stick approach" is a surefire method for beating the fun and life out of anything I start out feeling enthusiastic about. I've been a Cathe-ite for years because I ENJOY working out with her and being a member here. Likewise, the fun factor is what keeps me driving to the gym for my spin class twice a week whereas, because for me there's no fun factor in it, I never ever ever use ANYTHING else in that gym!

Goal-setting is a great thing, but -- especially as we all mentally prepare for STS -- your post is a REALLY good reminder, Nancy, that we should lay out more carrots for ourselves!!! :) I think that the "stick approach" is a terribly sneaky thing, particularly for women because we tend to look outward for our self-affirmation -- we are "pleasers" by nature or nurture (it's definitely a strong cultural thing in the South where I'm from). I see this in my friends a lot and occasionally in myself -- this idea that if we just "get it together", work a little harder, work a little longer, move a little faster, prioritize more diligently, deny ourselves a little more stringently, we'll succeed in doing a better job of balancing our lives, and thus our loved ones will be pleased and THAT'S where we'll derive our satisfaction and pleasure. Our needs and our wants get somehow lost in that equation. This self-denial & discipline approach is a more familiar form of goal-retrieval for many of us, I think, than the notion that we will achieve our goals if we simply reward ourselves.

Signing off to get get another lovely cup of coffee to reward myself. ;-)

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Kathy and Nancy!

Kathy and Nancy:

I could not for the life of me figure out what Nancy was talking about last night with her reference to sticks and carrots. The lightbulb went on when I read Kathy’s response this morning. :) I totally agree about not beating ourselves up with a stick. Chasing a carrot is okay, but I am more of a carrot cake girl if it’s all the same to you. ;-)

Kathy, I am a people pleaser by nature and a Southern girl. I can totally relate to what you shared. And, yes, Nancy’s beautiful and wise advice was just what I needed to read. :)

P.S. Can I have some cream cheese icing on that carrot cake? :9

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
Mentally Preparing for STS

Kathy:

You mentioned mentally preparing for STS. I have been thinking about STS in light of my “revelation” this week. In the event that STS is too serious and structured and not enough fun for me, I will simply watch it and enjoy the eye candy. ;-) It’s all good! :) The blog gets my heart rate up, so I will be able to count my preview party as a cardio workout. :7 LOL!

I only have 16 minutes to play before I have to get to work. :-(

Blessings,
Heather B.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
 
RE: Kathy and Nancy!

Carrot cake?? Did somebody say carrot cake?????

Heather, I would walk many miles -- uphill, even -- for good carrot cake. Add cream cheese icing to that and I'd be willing to RUN many miles! :7

Seriously, I'm so glad that the carrot-stick discussion made sense to you and was helpful. From one Southern female to another, let's practice rewarding ourselves with whatever are our own favorite good-for-us carrots! "Carrots" could be anything -- a good book, a warm bath, a night out with treasured girlfriends, a good thumpin' Cathe workout. But it does seem to me that a slice of carrot CAKE now and then can be extremely motivating, I think! :9

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RE: Breakthrough Meeting!!!!

Kathy and Nance --

[font color=red size=+4]You are TOTALLY awesome!!![/font]


Heather -- my thoughts and prayers are with you always. You're gonna do GREAT!!;)
 
RE: Breakthrough Meeting!!!!

Michele I agree with you 100%! These ladies have given us some beautifully worded thoughts. I am blown away by the truth-i-ness of it all.

Heather, all good vibes coming your way. Don't let the ya-hoos get you down.

I'm going to print out the things that Nancy and Kathy said and put them in my fitness binder for inspiration from all that truth and beauty.

Once again, kudos to Cathe for providing this place.
 
Heather! Re: STS

Are ya at work yet, Heather? As Cathe says, WORK WORK! ;-)

Now listen, GF, here's that carrot-and-stick thing rearing its head again. Whether STS is a carrot or a stick for you is really gonna depend upon how you decide to view it.

I do think that STS is going to be -- is INTENDED to be -- very structured, and quite serious in terms of the positive fitness changes that Cathe aims to lead us towards. She's definitely kickin' it up to notches unknown to most of us.

That being said, though, I also think that there will be an ENORMOUS fun factor to the program. Think about it. First of all, it's our Cathe, with the Crew and some fun new faces (um, and bodies) and some really cool new customized music. No way it won't be fun to watch and listen to. And it's plug 'n play. Yeah, the work will be physically challenging, but once we figure out our 1RM (or at least "eyeball" that), the rest is so mindless for us. All we have to do weight-training-wise for a nice long while is: Look at the list and select the next DVD in sequence. Put it into the player. Put on lifting gloves and grab equipment. Smile with Cathe & do the day's work. Multi-task by ogling the New Boys. ;-) Wait for inevitable fabulous results.

And for you, cardio queen, those alternate days will be yours to play with. You'll have plenty of time to do as much cardio as your little heart desires.

I'm telling ya, it's gonna be a showstopper and another Cathe party in a package. :7 And if you choose to LOOK at it that way, I guarantee you'll FEEL it that way!!!!!

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RE: Breakthrough Meeting!!!!

Just adding my 2 cents here.

Nancy and Kathy are very wise women, with very healthy approaches to fitness and eating. I could learn alot from them, thank you ladies for your insight and words of wisdom.

Also, not to rehash something, but PM'ing someone about their struggles and putting them down about losing weight is simply cruel and uncalled for. And I am so sorry that anyone would receive such inappropriate, nasty and cruel emails.

We are all here to be supportive and encourage each other right? If I wanted to get treated harshly, I could sit here and do it to myself quite well thank you. That treatment from another member is horrible and uncalled for. Sorry it happened to you Heather. Hang in there woman, you'll be just fine.:)
 
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