Everything is going "alright". Thank you for asking I was put on LTD from my job which has really affected me emotionally b/c I worked really hard to get to where I was in the company, but they want me to focus on getting healthy before I can work like my "normal" self (60 hour work weeks-which probably didn't help my health). I spoke to Florida Hospital today & they will be presenting my brain tumor case to their board of directors to see if I am approved for radiation vs brain surgery yikes! I of course haven't told anybody @ MRC b/c this may be cause to void my contract. I am staying OP though through all of this & just started training for a 5k. So I am trying to keep my spirits up...some days are better than others. I love having all of you to "chat" with & also vent too
i am happy to hear that you are doing good...and that you are in good spirits and i am very impressed how well you are doing OP!!! congrats!
Everything is going "alright". Thank you for asking I was put on LTD from my job which has really affected me emotionally b/c I worked really hard to get to where I was in the company, but they want me to focus on getting healthy before I can work like my "normal" self (60 hour work weeks-which probably didn't help my health). I spoke to Florida Hospital today & they will be presenting my brain tumor case to their board of directors to see if I am approved for radiation vs brain surgery yikes! I of course haven't told anybody @ MRC b/c this may be cause to void my contract. I am staying OP though through all of this & just started training for a 5k. So I am trying to keep my spirits up...some days are better than others. I love having all of you to "chat" with & also vent too
I have a friend who had a brain tumor that was resolved with radiation, it was in her ear canal. It was much less invasive and has been amazingly effective. I'm hoping yours is similar to hers and can be resolved that way.
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Weighed in today, down 5 pounds this week! Woo! I haven't had a week over 3.5 pounds in a while.
I got to sign the 40 pound board and it felt amazing! Only 7 more pounds and I'm at that awesome 50 pound mark. I cannot wait. ^_^
That is totally awesome. Nice work! There is something about signing that board!
I was on this program a few years ago and did great. Felt healthy. I am going to attempt to do this again without going to the center. I saw the postings for dietdirect. Which brand is the fruit protein drink that I need to look for on the site. Thanks!
I am confused how dietdirect.com is cheaper than buying at the center? I just went on line to purchase 10 drinks and the total was $89.90 (with the 10% discount) it is $90.00 at the center? For 10 cents i would just prefer to buy at the center. Am i doing something wrong to not get the correct prices of of diet direct?
ok, so march was a bad month for me. i had a huge event at work, a wedding, then a vacation. i wasn't off plan the whole time and i ended up gaining a few pounds. i hit my lowest weight at 168, that only lasted for about a day. i don't get it, i was up in the next two days even being on plan. then after vacation i was way up to 175, most of it water i'm guessing. started back on plan this monday and i'm back down to 172. i had a great vacation and ate all kinds of great food, but i felt gross so it was easy for me to get back on plan. plus i haven't had cravings yet, very excited about that because its making it so much easier. my goal for april is to get down to the 160. i am going to start woring out again, i need to firm up. i think my overall weight goal is going to be 150, i'll have to see what my body looks like then. another goal i have, this has been a hard one, is to make better eating decisions. some days if i make a mistake i would think, well screw it, i've already messed up and eat whatever i wanted and go all out. from now on, even if i can't eat exactly on plan, i'm going to eat healthy. if in a couple weeks, i'm craving something i will eat it. if i want a cookie, i will eat one, not four, if i want pizza i will eat a slice not three. u get what i mean, i'm going to stop binging on bad food and eat to live not live to eat. i've done ok with this, but there have been times when i've over ate because it tasted good. i need to stop thinking of this as a diet and more of a lifestyle. i'm mad at myself for gaining back these few pounds, but i know i can lose more and keep it off. i think these next 20lbs are going to be hard, it doesn't come off as fast now as it did in the begining. also my contract is up at mrc, they haven't talked to me about renewing yet, but did say they would in the next few visits. i can't put any more money into it again, you all know how expensive it is. plus, its too far away for me and the weigh ins are not very inspiring for me. i've been on this for about 6 months and i'm ready to be done, i'm happy for the weight i've lost, but i'm ready to lose the rest and look good this summer. so i'm going turn to this board for motivation, especially for working out...i hate working out with a passion. sorry to ramble, thanks for listening and for all the motivation each of you has given me since i joined this board.
Weighed in today, down 5 pounds this week! Woo! I haven't had a week over 3.5 pounds in a while.
I got to sign the 40 pound board and it felt amazing! Only 7 more pounds and I'm at that awesome 50 pound mark. I cannot wait. ^_^
GREAT JOB!! That is fantastic and it's good to hear that even after a person has been OP and lost as much as you have they can still throw up the big numbers.
Thank you for all the congrats, everyone. You're all so sweet!
It just continues to amaze me how quickly things are going for me. I'm a little worried about hitting a dead end, but I'm doing everything I can to prevent that. Sometimes this just seems too good to be true!
I had my WI today and am down 4.5 pounds this week for a total of 28. I'm going to sign the 30 board next week! I'm so happy I survived Easter with just a couple small slips but it wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to me. I'm just really lucky to have a supportive mom who made sure I had the right food to eat, YAY Mom.
I was put on LTD from my job which has really affected me emotionally b/c I worked really hard to get to where I was in the company, but they want me to focus on getting healthy before I can work like my "normal" self (60 hour work weeks-which probably didn't help my health). I spoke to Florida Hospital today & they will be presenting my brain tumor case to their board of directors to see if I am approved for radiation vs brain surgery yikes! I of course haven't told anybody @ MRC b/c this may be cause to void my contract. I am staying OP though through all of this & just started training for a 5k. So I am trying to keep my spirits up...some days are better than others. I love having all of you to "chat" with & also vent too 
