Thank you all for welcoming me!! When I read over your posts, I laugh at how similar I am with your slip ups/"stinking thinking" and drool reading about your lean & green meals. Especially the turkey burger with mustard & sauted mushrooms!
I was shocked myself and very scared feeling when I was told 8 months ago that I was 5' 3". I said, "No, that's wrong - I've always been 5' 5 1/2". So the nurse put me on another scale. Same height. My back was hurting but it was off and on and I'd just sit down if I needed to. Then 2 months ago, I was 5' 1 1/2". It felt scarey & unbelievable. What was happening? It was like the rug being pulled out from under me. My doctor (who might need a bedside manner lesson) said, "This is the worst MRI (of my back) I've ever seen." Thanks!! LOL Actually, I like the way he is straight up about things. I had one crushed disk, a few that had collasped and a few have fused together & the good ones are just bulging. The damage report was 2 pages long! Neurologist said he could fuse my back & put a rod in it. Two brothers (6 of us altogether) have had that done & they both said, "Don't do it." They said they hurt more now than they did before. This is probably partly genetic although those 2 brothers are the heaviest of all of us, so.. I think I will keep my ears open because my knee replacement was miraculous & it wasn't like I was screaming in pain in the hospital. There are a lot of new drugs - you can stand it.
I want to lose weight as quickly as possible because I think the pain will let up some. I hurt more carrying a gallon of water than I do not carrying it, so weight loss should help, I hope. That's why I went for a liquid diet. I stuck to the plan today with only 5 shakes and light popcorn - says its 60 calories. I didn't have the green & lean. Too desperate for pain relief. Pain is a great motivator!
Good-night and may we all have an on-plan day tomorrow.
ps Think of me if you see Everybody Loves Raymond's mom...