morning: need to vent

hello everyone! just wanted to post and say hi! i haven't been around for several days. lots of stuff going on between work any my granny's illness so i have not been able to do more than a little lurking since middle of last week. i have found myself going into a blue mood. i know i am tired from working 2 jobs and helping out with family but i am usually an upbeat person. i am also frustrated that the scale has not moved in almost 3 weeks. i am NOT a scale watcher (once a week only) and try to go by what my clothes show but it is still frustrating for me. I know that if i am doing what i am supposed to be doing i will not fail at this. i keep trying to up my exercise but my breathing is bad and my legs just seem to give out on me.....i use an inhaler and i still cannot get past 15 minutes a day. i did make an appointment with my PCP to discuss the issues of my breathing and the edema i have in my lower legs and i am not going to give up until they help me with a solution. oh well i guess i just needed to vent. i hope everyone is having a great morning and thanks for listening.

Nothing to offer except big hugs (((((hugs))))). You really gave yourself a pep talk in the second paragraph and you were right. The scale WILL move again, just not fast enough. I'm sorry you've had so much to deal with lately...and the weather can't have helped. I thought about you when I saw the weather in Missouri and wondered how you came through everything. Do you just use a rescue inhaler like alupent? or are you on a maintenance inhaler and maintenance drug like singulair? They have made a huge difference for me and I rarely need my rescue inhaler at all anymore. Hope the rest of your day is much, much brighter! Julie

((HUGS)) I would be tired too, if I were doing all you are. Can anyone else help you with your Granny? I hope you feel upbeat soon. I know it is a drag, when that scale doesn't move. I bet your clothes are getting looser though. My scale hasn't moved a bit in the past week, but I can almost get into a dress that was too tight. It still has the tag on it from several years ago. I hope to wear it sometime this month. We are always here to listen! Debbie -52 and holding, and holding, and holding. LOL