300+ And Ready To Try Again...#791
 

WELCOME !!!

We are a group of individuals who weigh or have weighed 300+, or near there. This group was formed to provide a place for others like us to find support and hope. We are aware of the distinct problems that come with weighing over 300 lbs.

We want to invite everyone to join us in our journey.
We share laughter and tears.
We share what works for us and what doesn't.
We often use a "Topic of the Day" for discussion.

Motivational Monday
Tuesday Tips
Wednesday Wish List .. and What you are doing to obtain it.
Thankful Thursday
FUN Friday ... don't wait until you lose your weight.
Sit-up Saturdays - any physical activity
Share your Success Sunday

These are not required topics ...just ideas to share. We often find them very helpful. We also share heartaches and fears ... joys and celebrations.

We have several extra threads going on simutaneously such as Monthly Challenges, Weekly Weigh-ins, Recipes, Bios, and more. Please feel free to check them all out.

We have found this thread to be more than just a support group...
we have found it to become a home. We invite you to join us.

WELCOME!

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:) Happy Dec. 3rd Ladies!

Andrea: Yea on your -3 pounds. :bravo: That is awesome.

Tashabella: There is nothing in the world if you are a pet owner, like a healthy Pet! :D

Christine: :hug: So sorry you are not feeling well because of all the procedures you had to have. Take care of yourself.

Jillybean: :cp: Congrats on your -1.5. Weigh to goooooooooo!

Princesspuffypants: What a fun job it sounds like you have. On a different note. I can't believe :o Sly Stallone is making another Rocky. I sure hope he is a coach and not a buffed out boxer in it.

Softykins: Yes, the grass is always greener for us women when it comes to the hair that the Lord gave us. I have 3 sisters and Two of them are natural Blonds with really thin hair that is bone straight. One is a brunette with thick straight hair. Then there is me. Coal black hair (although a few little greys when I don't do a good job) and it is curly like spiral curles. My sisters want my curls and I want their straight hair. I am getting pretty used to my hair now though. It isn't as bad as when I was in high school and everyone had great straight hair that flipped and stuff. To you I also say.... Congrat on loosing -3. That is awesome.:dance:

Blessings to everyone. To all of our little lost chickies... Suemarie, futurediva, shadiepurple.... we miss you and hope you are healthy and well. Come back any time!

Blessings,
Dogpal

Hey Everyone .. I am new to the board, today being my second day. I have mostly just been reading through threads and posts, trying to get a "feel" for the board. I must say that I am very excited to be here! Everyone has been so kind and supportive.

Yesterday, I hit my all time low in life ... I'm sure we have all been there .. but I just felt so alone and helpless when it came to my struggles with my weight. And anyone who is 300+ pounds knows exactly what I mean .. It's one thing to be overweight but I was crushed when my doctor recently listed me as "morbidly obese" !! YIKES!! :fr: .. anything with the word "morbid" in it, can't be good! It made me feel embarrassed and ashamed ~ that with the troubles of going on interview after interview, only to get turned down (which I'm starting to believe has alot to do with my weight?!?) Anyone else experience this? and how did you cope? I am so frustrated, I don't know what to do .. I guess everything combined really hit me hard last night ..

Today, however, has been a totally different story. I have met so many wonderful people on this board, who share the same struggles as myself. It has been such a relief to find people who can actually relate to what I'm going through. You all are very beautiful, which is something I could never imagine myself as being, especially while im at my current weight of 362.

I hope to get to know you all better and look forward to the challenges we will face ahead to reach our goals. :grouphug:

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Welcome to you Rayne. I think you will enjoy the support that you get here. I know I sure have. Yes, I certainly have been in your shoes. Applying for jobs and not getting them when you you you are perfectly qualified. Just hang in there :hug: The right one will come along.

Blessings,
Dogpal

Happy Day everyone!

Hope you all are well. I haven't had much time to spend with you all in the past couple of weeks. I almost can't wait till Christmas is here and over so I have time to concentrate on me and relax. Between decorating, cooking, working and sleeping I am pooped! I finally have my tree up and spent today putting up the one at my mothers house, which is always a very trying day. My mom is not a "fan" of the Christmas hub. Today my sister and I went and bought her a new tree and some new decorations. It looks very nice and for the first time in many years has made my mom almost "excited" about Christmas. That in itself made it worth every penny.

I am still fighting with my insurance people. Now someone "should" call me on Monday with some information. I hope that when all this is done and over with it will be worth the effort of going through the insurance company and not going through it without them. Sometimes money is not worth the headache!

I have gone way off plan. Carbs have been my savior this past 2 weeks. Sweet sugar and breads galore. Its awful and I have to pick up my socks and trudge forward. Exercise has been down too since the doc told me to rest my shoulder. I havent been swimming much except Sunday night and right now my gym is full of gifts. Great excuses huh? I will wrap the gifts tonight and start using my equipment again. Gifts look much prettier under the tree and not in the gym *L*

Congrats Andrea and Jilly on your weight losses!! Way to go!

Welcome Rayne and Softykins!

Hope everyone else is doing well and to those that are sick, please get better soon!

Brenda
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Thanks dogpal .. I have an another dreaded interview on Tuesday, wish me :goodluck: .. lol

Brenda - thanks for the welcome. I know what you mean about the hussle and bussle of this time of year. I'm traveling tomorrow to surprise my Mother for her Birthday, which was today but she is out of town herself ... and I plan on putting her tree up as well and decorating .. I know its gonna be a task .. but well worth the fuss .. My dad is unable to help with the decorating and I know she has not been looking forward to taking on the task herself .. so she will be pleased, just as Im sure your mom was once she could see the end result! So hang in there .. :hug:

Rayne-Welcome, I remember the first time I saw obese on my medical file. I thought he must have gotten me confused with someone else. I think I weighed 285 at the time. Since then I’ve been to the realm of super-super morbidly obese. That’s when your BMI gets larger than your IQ. As for interviews, boy do I remember that. My resume and transcripts always got me interviews, but I rarely got past the first interview. They always seemed to be over really quickly too. Most of the decent jobs I’ve had in my life started by my volunteering. Once they found out how well I could do the job, I was hired. When my fiancé tells me that I am beautiful, I don’t really believe him, not deep down. I saw a church billboard that said “I hope to someday be the person that my dog thinks I am.” Someday I hope that my outside matches the person that I have worked hard to become on the inside.

Brenda-We have all fallen enough times to have permanently bloodied and bruised knees. Just say a prayer while you are on them, climb back up, and start again. I used to enjoy decorating for Christmas, but I’m not going to this year. I’ve mailed my stocking to Canada. That’s where my heart is now, and I’m looking forward to decorating my new home next year.

Hi ladies, i am still around, just working extremely hard since my cruise, with little time to post:(
Welcome Rayne, you will love all the support and good people you will meet here:) Congratulations to all the losers:) I have been doing very well with food the past two weeks, i have even had a few ask me if i had lost some more wt:)
I miss everyone, and hopefully, i will get to become more active again on here. To all the people making big changes in their lives, (weddings, moves, etc) congratulations:)
Ladies we are all special and unique, and we deserve to be healthy and happy.
Have a great weekend everyone:)

Hi ladies, just checking in. I've been doing really well with my eating and exercise so as a treat today (if I even want to eat after dinner), I bought some low fat potato chips that are really good and some fat free dip. So I can feel like I'm "cheating" without doing too much damage.

Dogpal -- I have the same hair as you!! okay, mine is brown, not coal black, but I too remember the days when everyone wanted their hair "flipped" like Farah Fawcett and mine was this curly tangle. I have since grown to love my hair (most days) :D

Brenda -- Sorry you're not feeling well! I hope you don't give up on the exercise thread -- maybe you want to adjust your goal?

Catherine -- I'm really glad you have someone in your life who knows you are beautiful! That's a real gift.

Rayne -- Welcome, welcome, welcome! This really is a helpful place! I know what you mean about "morbidly obese". I knew I was obese for a long time, but only recently did I realize that I was morbidly obese! But, I've lost 45 pounds and just realized that if I get a little lower, that my BMI will be under 40 and I will get to drop the morbid title.

Speaking of which, I just read today a blog by a doctor I wanted to discuss. He admits that he has a bias against the morbidly obese. In part 1, below, he admits to feeling a "greater empathy for patients who have no obvious responsibility for their illness." (unlike the obese) Then (as I understand it) he admits that he has not been successful in getting morbidly obese people to lose weight, or even to admit their problems are their own fault. In part 2 he dances around defining morbid obesity (which essentially means 100 pounds over an ideal weight). Then he says "I generally try to consider a surgical approach in these patients, as I believe that the probability of weight loss success in these patients is otherwise incredibly low."

I wondered what others thought of his statements.

http://medrants.com/archives/2003/09/24/

http://medrants.com/archives/2003/09...orbid-obesity/

Hi Everyone,

Just checking in - been feeling better since my cousin put me on Cipro, but the drug is nearly as bad as the kidney infection! It makes me dizzy, very tired and MEANER than ever! :o The kids are walking wayyyyyyyyyy around me these days!

Deb just left after visiting for awhile - she is doing okay - she still can't believe Dan is gone, but I'm sure that will take a long time - I can't believe he's gone either -

:welcome3: to all you new chickies! You will LOVE it here!!

Have a great Sunday everyone!!

:hug:

Hey dogpal - I would love to have curls!! It's a royal pain in
the butt having to curl your own hair. I'm sick of getting that
curling iron getting stuck in my hair - ouch! lol

Catherine (hippievanlady) - Hi there! Nice to meet you. I just wanted to
tell you that I am very proud of your accomplishments! You have
come a long way with getting yourself healthier and it is a real
inspiration.
WAY TO GO! :cheer:
You know, when I started dating my fiancé, I didn't believe him
when he told me that I'm beautiful. It took a long time to actually
believe that he meant it with all his heart. Everytime he tells you
that or gives you any kind of compliment, tell yourself that it is
true and to just trust him. And everyday when you wake up,
you should tell yourself: "I'm beautiful and proud of it!"
I can't wait to see your many more accomplishments in the future.
You are doing fabulous and you will continue doing wonderful!!
:hug:

Hey mom2fivesweeties - We started at the same weight
and we have lost the same amount. That is too cool! :D

WOW :rollpin: .. that (dare I say it ..?) :cough: Doctor :cough: .. is a
#@!$#@ !!! He should be reported and have his license revoked! blah .. I thought Doctor's had to have some type of Psychology training in their profession .. where is his bedside manner? geesh ... I can certainly understand his frustrations, ****, I get frustrated at my ownself about my weight issues ... But since when are we paying these doctor's to have a personal opinion of our weight problems? I dont care if he likes morbidly obese people, this his perrogative .. but if I go to him because I have a hurt knee whether I weigh 105lbs or 305lbs, I expect him to treat my hurt knee.. period! Obviously his expertise is not in the area of dealing with people and their weight issues, maybe he should choose another field or be HONEST to his patients, that he is not trained or capable of handling thier weight issues and refer them to a physician who is... rather than keep taking their money! I'm sure he doesnt mind all the morbidly obese funds he receives to pay his bills!! I wonder if it ever occurred to him that maybe his "true" feelings towards the obese is apparent, meaning we "see right through his BS", and that is why he unsuccessful with his morbidly obese patients. Rather than accept the failure as his own in his patients, he places the blame on them. blah ..

Sorry everyone .. Im just venting tonight ... Today started out such a good day .. then As I was talking to my fiance, who was on the way home from work today, got into a car accident ~ WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE with him .. which made it worse x8372331918 ... :cry: I was franticly driving his normal route from work, and totally lost it when I pulled up to the scene. He is okay, THANK GOD!! But had alot of damage to the back of his truck .. blah .. I knew it was too good to be true .. I was having SUCH a GREAT DAY !!! :ggrrrrrr: :mad: ... lol

Hello all... I am relatively new here, been a lurker for a while. I fancy myself trying to lose weight, but I just rolled in from the local Mexican joint.:o

Anyway, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself... My name is Kim. :)

:welcome: Kim!! Today is only my 2nd day to the board, but I have found so much support and info .. its been great! :goodluck: in reaching your weight loss goals .. and I am here if you need a buddy! :hug:

Kim and Rayne and Kristy -- Feel free to join our December exercise thread! It's pretty easy -- set a goal for the number of minutes you want to exercise -- whatever that is, and log them in the December exercise thread! Don't worry that the month has already started -- either include your exercise from the past few days OR just set goals for the remainder of the month!

On that thread, a number of us are also logging their exercise into a group total: so far, 261 minutes! You could help add to our total!

Rayne -- I had a lot of the same thoughts as you did about that doctor in the blog. One was just as you said: perhaps he doesn't have success because of the old "self-fufilling prophecy". He doesn't think they can lose weight, and inadvertently makes it happen.

However, I also think we should acknowledge that apparently it IS very difficult for people our size to lose weight successfully (just look at how many people disappear from this board). WHY exactly is that? I don't think it's only because others expect us to fail. Obviously being so far away from a healthy weight in and of itself causes problems, as does a lack of information about how to lose weight in a healthy way (and all the 'quick fixes" out there)

And I'm not just talking about us -- the people who are trying -- but what about all the people who just think they can't do it (egads, that was me! Too bad, cause I gave away so many clothes that I could maybe fit into soon! :dizzy: ).

I'm asking because I wonder if the answers will give us any insight about how to do be more successful.

i keep lurking but not positng =/
hurt my leg..agian..twisted my ankle..patch of ice...fun. havent done much the past few days exercisewise..and have been eating rather unhealthy..but got married on the first so everything else kinda got..forgotten about for a bit
guess i should go exercise..or maybe ill just curl back up in bed ...zzzzzz

oh and..suppose i should ask if anyone has any experience with irregular periods due to thier weight...its been bugging me alot lately...see about a year ago my period kinda..went out of wack and i bled madly for about 2 and a half months..my periods always been a tad unpredicatable ..skipping months and such..but never like that...only thing that stopped me from bleeding to death a year ago was a high dose of birth control..so once i stopped bleeding, about a week later, i stopped taking the pill, as my doctor told me to. this was early feb of this year. and since then i havent had a period since. ive had period like pains..such as horrid cramps, but i havent bled. just wondering if my weight could be why..currently weigh about 315...in jan i weighed 280ish. i know i should go to the doctor, but currently thats not a option, i cant afford to,frankly i still have medical test bills that need to be paid of from that >.<, and dont qualify for free insurance =/....any imput to ease my mind a bit?

Quick reply/Swallowedupinfire
 

Swallowedup: I was 17 years old when I first had an episode of what you are talking about -- I bled for nine months straight. I am now 38 and have been battling this for 21 years (it took 15 years to be diagnosed). The last time I bled, it was for a year and a half straight. I have polycystic ovary syndrome. The bleeding is from cysts rupturing.

I am now taking Yasmin (specific birth control pills) and it is the ONLY thing that has ever stopped the bleeding or kept it under control in the last 21 years.

If you'll take my suggestions, here they are:

First, if you're not bleeding, be happy. Don't worry about it. It's probably fine. But you will eventually start bleeding again (I always have).

When you do start bleeding again, if it doesn't stop, I suggest that you call around and try to find a GYN who has experience treating PCOS. Tell the office that you don't have insurance and will have to pay for it yourself and ask them to help you keep the costs low (they won't order any unneccessary tests if you do this). At that point, they can give you some more hormones to stop it. Your only expenses should be the appointment and the hormones (unless where you live requires you to have a pap smear before dispensing hormones -- you also could go to one of the free pregnancy clinics like Birthright for a free pap smear).

For me, these bleeding episodes come back every two years (apparently that's how long it takes for me to get one of these cysts). I will say, however, I had one rupture about two months ago and because of the Yasmin, I bled heavy, but it only lasted about seven days (instead of seven months).

Unfortunately, there's no surgery to correct this. You just have to keep dealing with it. Also unfortunately, the PCOS causes a hormone imbalance and that makes you gain weight so you get in a never ending cycle of hormones and weight. You also have to be careful because people with PCOS are at high risk for diabetes and heart disease.

There are a few treatment options available to help with all this so you have to find a doctor you like and stick with them. You also should learn everything you can on your own. You have to really make sure you eat right and exercise also.

I hope this is not what you have, but if it is then this should help you. I wish someone could have told me all this 21 years ago because it would've saved me a lot of heartache and stress. It's worth asking and checking into. Either way, even if you have to pay for it yourself, make sure you get to a doctor each year. It could save your life. (A $100 or $200 doctor bill is worth paying to be healthy and alive!)

Big hugs. Hang in there. (Sorry to throw all of this information at you, but if it helps then it is good. If not, no loss.)

Hi Everyone!

Well, I am sitting in shock! After having a crappy week with diet and exercise I weighed in. I lost 2 more pounds! Holy Moly! Yeah but I could kick myself in the butt because I know what "could" have been! Great way however to start the morning!! Good bye 360!!!!

I wrapped presents last night for a little over 4 hours! The ole shoulder is pretty stiff this morning so I popped a couple of Advil and am waiting for them to kick in before I try some tae-bo. I am still not finished wrapping, another 2 hours probably but boy will it ever be nice when it is finished. I am going to deliver some of them to my mothers this afternoon so they are not under my tree. They are piled pretty high this morning *L*

Catherine : Thanks for the encouragement! It means a lot! Soon you will be with your honey. And Canada is a wonderful place to hang your stocking :)

Have a great sunday everyone! Time for me to move my butt! There's still lots to do with decorating, presents and some exercising to do!

Talk to you all later!
Brenda :wave:

OK I can't count *L* I just went and updated my sig and realized that I lost 3 pounds. WHOOHOOO!!:carrot:

sorry Kim ~ I forgot to welcome you!! I hope you enjoy your time here!!! Everyone is wonderful and so supportive!

Today I weighed in and am down another 1.5 for a total of 9.5 pounds but my ticker reads 10 since there are no half pound increments.

Brenda and Teahoney -- Congrats on those losses!!! WOOHOO!

Fire: I have been on BCP since I was 17 and have never had any problem with my periods until I started losing weight. Once I had lost about 40 lbs they started coming too early..which I was still on regular pills. Then they would re-regulate. I'm now down about 85 lbs and there is still some irregularity. I have asked both my primary care physician and an OB/GYN and they both said that it was due to hormonal fluctuations but that it was relatively normal. My PCP tried to put me on an IUD but the OB and I both balked...which is a good thing. I am more or less normal right now...but last month I had 2 days of early (heavy) spotting then nothing for 4 days then a regular period..so who knows.

I guess what I am trying to say is that hormones are funny things and yes, gaining or losing significant weight can and will throw your periods out of whack..even if you are chemically regulated.

Welcome all new chickies!!!

You guys are doing great!!! Congrats! :carrot:

I'm still hanging in here...the swelling at the back of my head & neck seems to be going down. The first couple days after the occipital block was bad, I couldn't even bend down to pick things up without a lot of pain, but no daily occipital neuralgia headaches which is a big improvements. Friday night turned out to be a comedy of errors- around 11:30pm, I went out to my car to get my neck support pillow- one of those U-shaped ones filled with polyester microbeads thats all smushy- and soooooo comfortable...I needed it so I could sleep without pressure in the area of the injections. I threw on a heavy sweatshirt & my slip-on tennis shoes- even though its below freezing & we have a few inches of snow- figuring it was only going to take a few seconds. Good plan, except the door somehow locked on its own & of course I didn't have a house key- just a car key. I pounded on the door to get my dog to bark, hoping it would wake my Mom up (she sleep upstairs)...thankful I didn't have to depend on the cats ;) When that didn't seem to be working, I headed to the garage to look for the spare key...but its really hard to find a key when you can't even find the light switch- in my defense, we thought the light socket didn't work for the longest time when we had just gotten a package of bad lightbulbs. Thankfully, as I was trying my best to find the light switch, my Mom had woken up and let me in- but I was so cold by then.

Yesterday I played around with some low fat/lower cal recipes. Will someone remind that I can't eat chocolate? My tummy just won't handle it anymore but its hard to break a life time of being a certified chocoholic. My poor mom has to eat that one- it was a chocolate oatmeal fudgy brownie that is really good, just to chocolaty for me. Today I think I'll stick to meringue cookies for the most part- tried a small batch yesterday that had oatmeal that was really good....today I want to try it with brown sugar instead of white. There is one with rice krispies that sounds good too...besides, my one cat loves when I make meringue cookies because she gets the yolks, which in turn, makes her hair look so much better.

Teahoney- Congrats on your weight loss! :cheer:

G2L200- Congrats on your 3# loss! :balloons:

Tashabella & SwallowedUp- Hormones can be so funny. I'm on a med for nausea that can also screw with your hormones. For 3 years I didn't have periods, other then when my GYN would have me take progesterone every 3 months to try to trigger a period which didn't do much. In August 2004, I ran out of the nausea med for a few days- its from Canada & it took longer then expected. I restarted on the same exact dose I'd been on but a few days later I had the first real period I'd had in the 3 years and its been pretty regular since then. My GYN can't explain why it happened- nothing changed drastically on my blood test or anything, so who knows. The one thing I would caution anyone is that if you don't have a period for several months, to let your GYN know- the first year I didn't, both my Internist and my GI doctor said not to worry about...my GYN wasn't too happy when it had been a year since I'd had a period and that the other doctors blew it off.

wyllenn- I would rather a doctor admit his prejudices instead of hiding them. He is not a doctor I would want to see- that is for certain. Its not just weight- but any time you get multiple medical problems, it seems like its too easy for doctors to blame any new issues on existing problems which leads to delays in diagnosis & treatment.

Mom2-5- I hope you get feeling better- UTI's are no fun. I've had more then my share this year and now I have to take a low down antibiotic to try to prevent them along with a surgical procedure that hopefully will prevent them from spreading to my remaining kidney. Thank goodness my Urologist trust me enough now to script Cipro to have on hand, so I don't have to go through the hassle of getting tested and getting a script called in every time. I make sure I always have it filled before I go on vacation or anything- just in case.

Catherine- I hated it the first time I saw OBESE in my chart too- it felt like such an insult when in reality it is just a description- a factual description. Surprisingly, none of my doctors have moved me up to the the 'morbidly obese' category, even though I technically belong there...but not for long.

Softkins- You are very beautiful- I have to say I love the red hair. I need to get a picture of myself up, but I don't have any good current ones. I'll have to work on that this week- actually my friend & I have been talking about doing our 'before' pictures, since we both have started dieting....and have avoided cameras like the plague because of our weight.



I almost forgot- I lost 3 more pounds, so now I have lost 13 pounds since I started a few weeks ago. And I've been trying to exercise a little each day- even if its only a few minutes....I have to start somewhere:carrot:

New - Nice to meet you all.
 

:snowfight

Hi everyone

My name is Carole and I am new here by a week or so. I have just been looking in really up until now. I would be very happy to be included in such a supportive group. When you have such a great deal of weight to lose it is good to be around people who understand where you are coming from.

I began my diet one week ago when I weighed 350 pounds. I know weigh 339 pounds which is a loss of 11 pounds this week (granted it is the first week)

It feels pretty good to get off to such a good start. I still have 203 pounds to lose however.

One day at a time

Hi ladies! Sorry it's been a few days. Wow, I'm having to go back a couple threads just to start out. Lots to catch up on, so I'll do the replies and then add my own two cents worth!

Hiya and welcome to all the new ladies. You've found the most supportive little corner of the web! Hopefully you'll stick around and we can all get to know each other =)

Dogpal, I'm so sorry for your loss. I know this is belated, but I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about you and your family. Whether you're close or not, it still hurts. If there's anything I can do, please let me know.

Julee, congratulations!! The way he proposed is just too sweet! I love it!

Mom2-5, how are you doing? I know it takes time, but you know we're all here if you need someone to talk to. My thoughts and best wishes are with you and with Deb and her family!

Wyllen, congrats on making your mini goal, and for surpassing your November exercise goal! Woohoo! That's great! Thanks again for getting me motivated enough to get my butt in gear!

Tasha, Jilly, Voodoo, Andrea, going to lose, teahoney, congrats on your losses!

Catherine, how are you feeling now? I know you had a cold.. Next year is going to be so exciting for you! It'll be wonderful that you and hubby will get to decorate together, and start your own traditions! Just keep thinking of it that way, and hopefully this holiday season will go quickly. How's the dress coming?

Ammi, how are you feeling? Haven't seen you post today, how're things going? Did you finish decorating?

Welcome back dolphin, futurediva, and shadie! It's nice to see you around again!

Christine, how are you feeling? My dad had to go through several different nerve blocks, so I can imagine it's not fun!

Work has been insane. I work on a pediatrics unit, and we have 13 allotted beds for our unit. Thursday, we went from two patients to 10. Then, Friday, we went back down to 3. The turnover rate is what breaks us!

I haven't been feeling very well. Some of it, I'm sure, is due to TOM issues. Plus, I just went back on yasmin, since I apparently really need the balance it's supposed to provide. I'm grumbling about it, but it's just one more road block I can kick over eventually. Plus, I think hubby can tolerate me much better when I'm not all over the place emotionally due to horrid cramps and just general grouchiness.

Haven't lost any.. I'm pretty sure I've gained but don't quote me on that. I don't intend to weigh for the next week because of TOM, so we'll see what kind of damage control I can do in the next few days. Exercise has actually gone fairly well. Today I was a slacker, but for the most part, I'm kicking butt and taking names. Hopefully this will be a habit!

Eating has been.. iffy. It's hard to buy healthy foods when you're broke. It's even harder to plan out meals when hubby works the opposite shift. But, I have been craving fruits lately. I've eaten quite a few, and I'm starting to pick up on my veggie intake too. Maybe that'll become a habit too. We shall see!

Hi
 

Hi there I am new here. This is the only place I have admitted my weight. Even when my husband comes to the doctor with me I make him turn around when they weigh me. I am looking forward to getting to know you all!

~Sharon

Christine, you are too sweet. Thank you! :)
Congrats on 3 pounds gone! WOOHOO! :D