Anyone ready to ring in the new year...and lose weight/get fit?

[wildorchid053]

ok all,,,, i refuse to weigh in this week. i was down to 246 thursday and was so happy. then.. friday night i got a call... daughter and her family went out to dinner with other grandparents and they decided grandaughter 9 was going to spend the night with them... fine but on the way home daughter got a call from other grandma that they had been hit from behind and grandaughter was in an ambulance on her way to hospital.. let me say everyone is fine.. but at the time daughter is crying for us to please meet her at hospital..so off we go having no idea what we were to find once we got there. i busted through the emergency room doors frantic and they made me stop to ck my body and purse. i told them as i went through scanner to keep the dam purse ( i have a small pocket knife with the screw driver etc on it) he handed me my purse back and said go on lol.. guess when you have gray hair and frantic he figured the last thing on my mind was my knife. any ways i meet grandpa in law in waiting room and he told me they were down the hall behind locked security doors again!!! by this time i am so upset i was thinking that is my babies down there don't even try to mess with me!!!!! the lady informed me only two people at a time.. so i walked back and just at that time someone opened the doors and i dashed through..there in hall way was my family.. grandaughter on a stretcher with my daughter with 7 mos old grandson nursing on the stretcher and dad with 6 yr old other grandson on his lap.. everyone was ok so far. grandaughter's face was swollen and turning black and blue across her forhead and nose.. apparently her seat belt didn't lock up and she went forward and hit the handle on the back of the seat then flew back wards and hit her head on her seat and ceiling.. grandmother in law's seat belt did the same and she hit the dashboard and hurt her arm. they should have locked when they were hit so no one could be able to move. will have that ckd out. we ended up taking 6 yr old grandson with us for the weekend so with all the stress this weekend i have eaten badly. and am back up 4 lbs.. so i refuse to weigh in. i hope all you did well i will read your posts later. linda

 

[3goodeggs]

yep, definitely, weight is not a big concern right now. We have to have our priorities. I am glad the babies are okay, and I hope your granddaughter heals quickly.
I am sorry that happened.

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

How frightening!! Yep, no need to explain any more. Glad that the family is ok. . . always wondered about seat belt locks working effectively for the light weight kids. I still have my 6 & 9 yr. olds in boosters for this reason. I'm glad I haven't had to test it out.

 

[wildorchid053]

they were totally locked tight in the seat belts but they didn't stop them from flying forward.. usually when you get hit i thought they locked so you couldn't move forward. i know when you hit the brakes they do. but he was rolling to a stop when hit? maybe the brakes trigger it? anyways it is a chevy mini van and they didn't work.. i think the insurance will be cking it out. there is supposed to be a trigger like a pendulum that is thrown into place to stop the seat belts from releasing the tightness of the belt but all the belts got baggy instead.. they didn't unlock where you click the lock in place only where they are supposed to lock tight in an accident

 

[annaraven]

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Happy Anniversary!

Of course you don't want to hurt his feelings. One donut isn't going to stop you. It's when you keep going and eat the box of donuts and then decide that since you've already screwed up your diet you might as well have that box of fried chicken as well...

Good job on the pound lost as well!

 

[annaraven]

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Honey you just take care of yourself and your family! We're all thinking of you. So glad the damage wasn't worse. How awful that the seat belts didn't lock like they should. What's the point of them otherwise?

I can imagine that poor security guard... Mama Bear is COMING THROUGH!

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

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I understand what you're saying. I think that seat belts are made for an adults body and that that locking mechanism works most effectively when the weight is distributed in a certain way. That's I mentioned the booster, because it puts the child higher, more like an adult would sit. I'm just wondering if it makes a difference because at this point I'm just going on my own analysis. I'm curious to see what the ins. company discovers. Of course, you assume your child is safe because they are tightly locked in place. I can't understand why the belt would loosen and become baggy. If anything one would expect them to remain as they were when the trip was started.

 

[oesdog]

If kids are moving about or rocking the belts don;t work. We have this issue with Danny because he rocks and the belt isn;t across his chest then it wont work in a crash.
We have an H harness now for him to stop that happening. Over here its the LAW to have ALL kids under 12yrs in a boster seat. Sorry to hear about the accident. I would be soooo Momma Bear too!!!!!

I can so relate to the donuts and then the fried chicken and that thinking - Giulty!!!!

Oesdog

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

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If I was that "Random Woman" with four adult kids, a grandmother to boot, and I looked that cute I don't think I'd be obsessing about a few stone.

Some people want it ALL!!!!

 

[oesdog]

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If I was that "Random Woman" with four adult kids, a grandmother to boot, and I looked that cute I don't think I'd be obsessing about a few stone.

Some people want it ALL!!!!

Ha - well when you can't do up your clothes and you can't see your feet over your tummy and your stomach is bigger than your boobs then you know your too big and no cute pics in the world can sadly change that one! Thanks for the comments though but we all know when being a bit podgy has gone a bit too far.

I am actually Obese on the scale now but nice you think I don;t look it in the pic. I do feel it though and would rather be a healthy weight.

Dh is going to join me at last on the diet. He is now 17 stone! After the Heart op it is soo important for him to stay a good weight!!!! We are for the Hospital on Tuesday for his tests for Parkinsons.

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