I just HAVE to tell someone so I'm so glad to be able to tell you.... ina week that I was SO worried I wasn't going to do well (friends this weekend, feel like I've been eating all the time, even though I really haven't, and it's "mostly" all good a safe stuff.... well.... weigh n this morning.... holding my breath (you know this same feeling, right? the "please, please,please" feeling??)
well.... 5 pounds gone!!!!! I weighed myself 4 times before I left for work becasue I just didn't believe myself. that makes 17.5 total. I'm so psyched.
I know, on the grand scheme... that's just a percentage of the long road, and if I were just starting out, I'd feel like "263? oh man, how am I ever going to do it??" and the person on the street will still look at me and see "that fat girl" but I SWEAR I felt thin just for a moment.
SO.. I'm doing the "that's 5 pounds I never want to see again" dance
of course... i've been hungry all freaking day today lol can't win. I think I'm not doing as well on water, so will need to get that back up there. I'm a true believer that it helps. 100 oz minimum for me -- here I come!
I hope all have something in your day to celebrate -- weight wise or otherwise. I'm off to a basketball game on campus, but will likely check in later. Have a good night!
Well I totally caved last night and ate a commercial packaged cinnamon roll. I feel like it should be sinamon roll. I exercised enough so the calories wont matter in the scheme of things but so much for SB. Going out tonight for mexican food for dil birthday. I will have the red snapper with wine sauce, mushrooms, tomatoes and jalepenos. Beans of some sort and maybe rice, unless I can resist it! Otherwise, restarting SB Phase one officially on Friday! For sure.
I did a one mile WATP with hand weights twice today to make up for eating out tonight. Today was supposed to be a gym day but I was so wiped from doing the 4 mile WATP last night I just couldnt face the weight circuit. But I decided I had to do SOMETHING today to keep my run of consecutive days exercised.
I am feeling much better still coughing up infection though and only one more day of Rx so I guess I will have to call the doctor again. But I do feel so very much better! Thanks for all your well wishes!
Does anyone know where the 100 pounds in 1 year thread moved to, I cannot locate it.
Ughhhhhhh! I'm in insurance h*($!- 6 weeks into the new Medicare prescription plan and they still are jerking me around on one of my meds. I knew there would be some problems, so I put away as much as I could (scripted to take 3-4 times per day so I was able to)- but I'm getting worried that I'll run out before they get anything figured out...so far they have only paid for 6 days worth- out of 6 weeks! I know its an extremely expensive med, but its not like I take it just for the heck of it. I don't even want to think about how many times they have told me totally incorrect information or sent me off on a wild goose chase. They even sent the wrong form to my doctor to fill out, which she did and they approved it based on that...of course they said it didn't count since there was a mistake...which of course delayed everything another couple weeks. I have literally spent 50-60 hours on the phone with these people, getting bounced all over- even asked to speak with a supervisor at one point and the person I got transfered to flat out admitted she wasn't a supervisor and had the same job as the person who'd transfered me- UGHHHHH!!!! And today, as of 1:30 it was approved, call pharmacy- they can't get it to go through so I call back; its approved, its unapproved, its approved, no you need to call this department, no you need to call the department that just told you to call us, you can file an appeal...once you get the letter in the mail saying we denied the med, no you can call the appeals depart now...you just have to sit on hold for 30 minutes until 5pm when the office closes and they all go home UGHHHH!!!. I'm 34 & use to be a medical case manager in teh insurance industry- if I'm this frustrated, how are our parents & grandparents dealing with this?- are they just paying for the meds themselves or worse yet, going off meds they need? They are suppose to have everything sorted out now...but gee, where have I heard that one before? Let's just say I didn't delete the appeals letter I'd started....And for some strange reason I have a raging headache tonight...6 hours on the phone with an insurance tends to do that
And just to make the day perfect, its official, my minivan needs a new engine! I've been driving my Mom's Saturn (actually my old car), but man do I miss the minivan when I go shopping- I actually have to think about what I buy now I think I'm going to go to bed- I definitely didn't get any exercise in today with all the time I spent on the phone. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day and I can get back on track. At least I'm not turning to food like I once would have- if anything, now when I get this stress, I don't eat at all because my stomach is too upset (hence why I need the expensive anti-nausea med). I'm sorry I'm not up to leaving to individual messages...I kept popping into here to read while I was on hold today though.
Crockett- I wanted to ask how your grandmother was doing and if she's home from hospital yet? Did they suggest any moisturizing nasal gels she could use to help with the drying effects of the oxygen canula? There's one I got a sample of with one of the my masks for BiPAP ST that I really liked- if you want I can see if I can find the name of it for you.
My Granny Is Still In The Hospital, She Has Been Now Since Monday Night, She Has Done Nothing But Sleep The Last Two Days, She Will Wake Up When We Roust Her So She Can Eat Something,
No Mentioned Of Moisture For Her, However, She Has Had No Oxygen For The Last 3 Days, And Her Stats Are Good With Out It, We Talked To The Doc About Writting Something In The Chart Before She Goes Back To The Nursing Home, She Has Muscular Degeneration And Can Not See Now, And She Tends To Get Choked Easlily, Her Food Is Pureed (sp) And There Is Always One Of Us There During Her Meal Time To Feed Her,, I Dont Like Her Being In The Nursin Home,, But It Was Not My Decision, My Mother, Bless Her Heart , Has Barely Left The Hospital.. Out Of 4 Daughters And One Son,, The Son And My Mother Are The Ones There For Her, She Does Have Grandaughters That Are There Too......... God Love Her, Cause I Do Too...
THEY GAVE HER A PINT OF BLOOD TODAY, FROM THE LOSS...
Thanks For Asking About Her,, It Helps..
Garnetfairy - Hopefully the RX does it's job, and you are back to your old self tomorrow! Kudos for exercising even if you feel rotten.
Christine - Sorry you are having so many problems with the medicare! I've heard LOTS of people have been having problems with it...gotta love the government! *sigh* Hope you get things all sorted out!
Crock - Glad to hear that your grandma's functioning without oxygen! That's a good sign!!!
Well, I did 40 minutes of exercise today...did 30 mins of my dvd, and 10 mins on the treadmill...and who knows...if I get bored again, I'll exercise!
2LosinIt - It's not about what "they" see - It's about how we feel! It's great that you had such a good WI!!
Kayley - I have no idea what she died of. The funeral is tomorrow. I know they wanted 12 or 15 kids. I feel bad for the oldest. At 15 years old he said on local TV news that he'll have to "step up to the plate" and fill in with his mom gone. That's a horrible burden to put on one so young. It's not his fault, and not his responsibility. By all accounts she was a super-mom, and they're all really good kids. It's just such a hard thing to face, and I'm glad the community supports them so much right now, but you know how people forget and move on. I just can't imagine that the poor dad even has a moment to grieve, and I think about her last Christmas, her last trick-or-treat... I hope they took lots of pictures for the babies to see her and how much she loved them. Very sad.
Garnet - One Sinimon roll won't end the world, but if there are any left lurking around, you know what to do. NO, don't eat them, feed them to the dog or the garbage can. You are doing WAY too good to get crazy now. I on the other hand am in full-blown binge mode. Fortunately my binge food of choice right now is blissful broccoli salad. I'm on my way to Super-Wally now to get more. Unpleasant side affect: gas. It's worth it tho - don't try to stop me!
Heather - WELCOME to the thread!!! Glad you've found us!! I started last May with BP of 170/114 and at Thanksgiving it was 126/78 - no meds, just exercise & improved eating choices. When I started I could barely walk for 10-12 minutes - it wiped me out. This morning I did a 40 minute walk and repeatedly ran up a steep 18 step staircase. Do whatever you can just to move. I used to like (when I was home alone) to turn up the radio and dance - badly of course, but it was motion. Starting is the very hardest part, and you've already had such great weight loss, you're on your way and doing GREAT!!! Join us on the exercise thread if you like, and don't worry about anybody's goals but your own. I know being there challanges me to do a few more minutes than I might on my own, and I'm always proud of myself when I can post more minutes.
Work to do, and dh is dong it all right now. BRAVO for all your efforts, girls!!!
Valerie - That's quite a change in your blood pressure! I know when I was at 350, I was up around the Pre-Hypertension numbers, and frankly that scared me. Diabetes runs in my family, and I can't STAND needles! (Although, I saw on the internet that they have INHALERS that you can use now)...but still! And now, when I had to do a blood pressure lab in my Health class, she said I was NORMAL!!!! I've never been normal at ANYTHING!
I've really stepped up my workout this week, and I'm really looking forward to Sunday, and my weigh-in! On Sunday, I'm going to take down my Valentine's Day tracker, and get one set up for St. Patrick's Day. Depending on how the weigh-in goes, I might set it for 299...if I can manage that! I haven't seen the 2's since I was in 8th grade! Jeez!
What all are you ladies looking forward to this summer? I'm really really looking forward to opening the pool up, so that I can go for my swims! I think I'll do some water walking, as I've heard it's really good for ya! I'm also going to get the bikes out, so I can bike around town. We have tennis rackets, so we'll go down to the tennis court at the park, and bat some balls around! Mom and I are going to plan on walking every night we can. And by the end of the summer, I want to be able to jog down the road to the stop sign without stopping. It's about 2 blocks.
It has been a really busy couple of days. I am so ready for life to get back to normal at work next week.
I have a strange NSV from yesterday. Normally when I drive in the car I need to have something on - either music of a book on tape. Every time there was silence I would start to get uncomfortable - probably because I would come back to thinking about how I wasn't really happy with my weight yet I wasn't actually doing anything about it. Well yesterday while I was driving I ended up having the radio off because I was changing tapes and I was OK with the silence. It felt really good to feel good enough about myself to just enjoy the silence.
I want to respond to everyone, but I am just too tired. Definitely over the weekend.
Every little NSV counts! And I'm so happy that you are feeling good about yourself Nancy! I had that moment the other day, and it was so NEW that it felt a little odd!
Kayley...
Still no luck with the IM thing..oh well...maybe tomorrow.
This summer..I am looking forward to going to Florida for our engagement party with my parents and having people look at me differently..and wearing a pretty sundress...and buying a cute bathing suit that I saw at Target..and wearing shorts that don't ride up my thighs when I walk.
UGHHHH!!!. I'm 34 & use to be a medical case manager in teh insurance industry- if I'm this frustrated, how are our parents & grandparents dealing with this?- are they just paying for the meds themselves or worse yet, going off meds they need? They are suppose to have everything sorted out now...but gee, where have I heard that one before? Let's just say I didn't delete the appeals letter I'd started....And for some strange reason I have a raging headache tonight...6 hours on the phone with an insurance tends to do that 
