SD Gal:
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Hi Girls! How are you all? Its been quiet on the board I see.
While they are playing hooky, I am losing weight! Hooray for me!!
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I can take a little more time for me and get back into the swing of stuff
That is good!!
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My legs have been cramping at night and I just know its due to sitting all day and not getting up.
Try to get some stretches done.
*hugz*
martiniforme:
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I know you can tackle this blood pressure issue. You are one of the most successful and most motivating ladies I know!! Why is Kass fighting getting to school?
Thanx so much. I really think it is from all the stress lately. While you were gone it got really ugly and my ex dragged me back to court. I was 203 by end of January and by April 20, I was back to 220!! I really buckled down though and decided I would have to deal with him no matter what I weighed and that i was determined to do it healthy and not be 250 or 300, etc.
So the scale started going down again and then you take a siesta etc you know how it goes but as of today I am 195.40!!! Hooray! Now let me just say I got a new scale on Monday. My old one was one of those cheap $6.00 scales that fluctuate. I got mad and smashed it a few months ago. They always seem to say 6 lbs less than the digital ones. So by that standard I would be about 190 and have come even farther. But I am sticking with my new digital one.
Oh anyhow back to my ex. Kass wanted to go live with him!!! She wrote in a letter she would rather shoot herself in the head than stay with us. Pretty melodramatic hunh? She is emo. You know where your great life where you have your own room, tv, dvd player, ps2 , movies, games books, just isn't enough. You want to be miserable. ugghhhhhh
It was a nitemare with court and everything but he didn't get ANY extra custody. He was trying to take all of them. He is supposed to have every other weekend and since the divorce hadn't even done that. After his surgery in Dec. his sis came about 5 times to get them for him and we are in touch. We were supposed to go back to mediation again when he passed on. August 23rd. So lots of mixed emotions there. Grief, sadness and relief. I am sure you can imagine. So now with God's help we are putting our family back together again.
The fact that he is dead at 35 and had high blood pressure as well scares the snot out of me. He had heart valve disease though which is what he died of.
I am doing my best to get a handle on it. Pray for me.
Kass just doesn't want to go to school. doesn't want to be motivated to do anything.
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STRONGLY agree with this. I've discovered through counselling that the issues I had nagging the ex were so much deeper than I thought they were, and with time and help, I've been able to start mending and resolving some of my issues, and I truly am feeling so much lighter and stress free.
That is great hun! Sometimes people aren't ready for such a drastic change in another persons life. It may of been his comfort zone.
Jasmine:
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First. OMGosh I MISSED YOU!!! I still always talk about you . You have been one of my biggest motivators and supporters since I started!
That is so sweet! I really missed you too and was sad when I cam back you were gone.
I am glad you have returned.
The prodigal hot and healthy chick has returned!!!! hahahahahah STAY HERE NOW!!! We need each other for support! *BIG HUG**
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Hurrah And I have been thinking about you a lot and your blood pressure. I think it might be time to re-examine your diet and make some changes. Canteloupe is not the biggest filler for dinner, and we don't want you to feel unsatisfied, that can lead to all kinds of issues. Maybe remind DH about your bp next time he wants Arby's?
YEAH! P.S. WELCOME TO ONE-DERLAND!
One derland is awesome!! I am really excited but it seems bittersweet since I am struggling with the b.p.
Yeah I just need to stick to clean eating and 1400 calories cause it seems I start doing better then I veer off that and next thing you know I am not feeling good and am miserable.
All I want to do is be here to take care of my family. My husband. Be around for my grand kids, great grand kids maybe ya know? Maybe have a chance to share Jesus with others. Being sick doesn't fit into my plans.
Joe is my strongest supporter and he feels bad when he realized it had transfat in it. I was also eating that sweet n salty popcorn and making pizza, lasagna, enchiladas. And I think those would be fine but the ench sauce probably has alot of sodium in it and the sphg sauce. I need to just make my own from scratch ya know?
I usually don't eat cant. for dinner. Just if I am sick. Cant has 800 mg of potassium for 2 cups. I am backing off the meat for a few days even chicken and sticking to salmon, beans, potatoes, brocoli, cauliflour, walnuts, apple, grapefruit, yogurt, milk, spinach, oatmeal, celery etc.
When I brought my scale home on Monday I was 200.20 Now that I have been really strict for a few days the weight has climbed down to 195.4 as of this a.m. and I may of lost a pound but the rest was water retention I believe. I don't feel so bloated any more. When I look back on my cals I had some 2000 cal days. Uggghhhh SO that is basically 5 pounds in 5 days!
Most of it from sodium!!
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I haven't really stepped on a scale in the last 5 months, maybe a total of 4 times! But I did the other day, and I was shocked (and amazed!) to find that I have almost hit 250! That's almost 30 lbs lost! I was really battling with my weight, trying to hit the 25lb mark. And then I discover, moderately keeping with my diet, I still managed to lose! Not as much as I would have liked to, but given my inactivity and concentration, I'm still very pleased!! A lot of life changes contributed to this, and I am feeling happier and more stress free. I just moved back home, I was tired of my sister's BS, and now I'm back with my mom, who supports my weight loss and life style changes, to the point where she has adjusted her cooking (which has always been very good and healthy) to setting my portions when she serves up dinner. What a doll! Life at home is stressful in it's own way, but I think it's really important that I get back to basics She also has been encouraging me to walk, and the other day I walked over 2 hours! My hip has been killing me for 2 days, but that's okay. It was worth it. And the ex is bringing me my treadmill this weekend, hurrah! Yes, we're still friends. It turns out he's bipolar, which explains SO MUCH.
I am so happy your mom is being so supportive!!! 30 pounds??? That is awesome!!! Just keep it up and think what if you had been watching the cals and walking, you would be even less! You can do this!! Its just a numbers game!!
Stick with me and we'll keep each other motivated. Maybe soon I will dig out the old pics and show ya what i looked like when I was 280 and what I look like now. Do not over do it with walking. I found that my limit was 90 a day a few times a week and 60 other days. When I tried to go and push and have a 2 hour day or a 3 hour day once in a while I look back and I didn't walk for weeks after! So it is better to do 60 a day and be consitent KWIM? If you can only do 30 one day than just do that.
I am so proud of you!!!!!
Your ex. Well bi polar, What a nite mare. I am glad he is bringing your stuff and you can remain friends. Maybe he just isnt the one for you. *hugz*