Happy New Year!!!

valerie_smith
on 1/1/08 11:46 am - katy, TX

Hi guys! It has been waaaay to long. I do come in here about once every couple of weeks to check in on you guys but things have been so busy I never seem to post. Jen Jen also keeps me updated even though I have not been able to see her in forever!!! Rona will be here soon and I know we will all get together. Things with me have been "so so". I fell WAY off the wagon for awhile. I started smoking again,eating like a pig,stopped excercising,drank alcohol (not much),drank soda... Do you see where this is going? I gained some weight (about 10 lbs), got scared and decided to try and get it together again. I quit smoking in October,quit soda & booze about a month ago,and plan on heading back to the gym in the a.m. I know Jen told you guys about what happened to me last week...well that got me back on track with the diet. The drs at the hospital were not able to diagnose me and I have not been in for an upper GI yet. I think Jersety is right about ulcers. Every time I eat, I have excruciating pain in the upper abdomin and lower back. The only foods that don't make me feel this way are cottage cheese,crackers,plain potato,bananas,and white cheese. I have not strayed from this diet since Christmas...and I have lost 5 lbs!!! Not a great way to do it but i'll take what I can get. I have started taking prilosec (sp?) I hope it will heal itself...we'll see sorry for my ramblings...I miss you guys and have enjoyed watching the progress that you have all made.It seems to have been such a busy,exciting year with divorces,babies,pregnancies,eating disorders,new jobs,new boyfriends... Hope that 2008 is happy,healthy and prosperous for all of my January friends!!!