Tuesday! Well....

Well... 48 minutes til Tuesday anyway, close enough. I won't have time to post before work prolly, and I can't believe I'm not in bed yet! I feel the crash coming in about 10 minutes though! Pregnant? Well, to be honest, the thought had crossed my mind, that's why I wanted to know if anyone had had changes in their symptoms. My husband and I have tried to have a baby before, with no sucess, and my OBGYN (previous) told me that if I was over 250 lbs I had less than 1% chance of ever getting preggo. If I am, then I am. I believe things happen for a reason, and I think that with careful supervision, I could prolly be okay to have a baby. I think it would just mean keeping my portions the same, but maybe eating more often. Of course, I'm not a doctor, what do I know? But I *DO* believe things happen for a reason, and if God chose this to be the time, then this is the time and we'll do what we have to do. Terminating a pregnancy (unless there was no way for either of us to surrvive) is just not an option for me. Maybe for some other folks, and that's their choice. It's just not a choice for me. And either way, I'll be okay, either I am and I am and we deal with it, or I'm not and I continue shedding pounds like a mad woman. Its a win-win situation. Speaking of being a mad woman, I DID go to pilates all by myself monday! I was pretty proud. But I left feeling differently than I thought I would. I thought I'd be all jazzy that I made it through the hour class and proud of myself. Instead I felt embarressed becasue I was the only fat person in there, and I had to modify some of the moves. Even though I've lost a lot of weight, I still weigh 269, and there is a lot more weight to move around on my leg vs anyone else's in the room (who collectively might have weighed as much as my one leg). But everyone was nice and no one made fun of me or anything, I just have higher expectations of me prolly. Afterwards I tried to do my noraml 3 miles of cardio, but it was a no go, so exhausted! Sure hope everyone has a great day!

So Darrah, Whats with us not sleeping tonight !!? I am with you ,I too believe things happen for a reason. And, only God knows that reason is how i see it. I know by reading your post ,you are strong woman. You will handle any situation. That I believe too. Hugs and Blessings, Gail

Darrah, Hon, congrats if you are. There are a lot of women who get pregnant post-op...some sooner than others. Just stay in very close touch with your surgeon & nut if you are. They will help you and the baby get through it in a healthy way! Don't be embarrassed about the Pilates! Hell girl! You tried, you did it! You couldn't have done it pre-op! Go and so them skinny things how to really succeed in life. Give them a chance to have a few kids and time behind them. They may be really thankful that they had you as inspiration now. Good morning everyone else!! Court went great for my son yesterday. The cop that broke my son's foot never showed up! He called and said he'd be 10 minutes late. Then called again and said he'd be a half hour late. Finally, the judge said that 'if he isn't here in ten minutes, the charges are dismissed'. He wasn't and they are. Now my son will be able to get a lawyer to sue that jerk. Lawyers wouldn't do it until the charges against him were dismissed. I feel like the past 3 weeks have been extremely long. I finally go back to the podiatrist at 3:30 today. I will be so glad to get this under way. I awoke at 3:45 with my dang foot hurting! Well..gonna go get dressed & get to work. I'll check with you all later. Have a good day! Sherri

Good Morning Darrah- You go girl, I am with Sherri! Atleast you were there! Heck I was at home wishing I was there!( Not sure about being able to do ALL that)Anyway- TOOT TOOT to you for going and giving it your all. To heck with what they thought, who knows they could have been proud of you too maybe just shy about talking to ya! Congrats also if need be, I know it is scary but believe the same- in time we shall see, keep us posted! Sherri- Glad everything is ok with Jay! Hope you are feeling better soon. Before ya know it you will be walking those 10 thousand steps again!!! Hope everyone else has a great day and stays cool! It was so hot yesterday I had to pull the roofers off the roofs at work. Never had to do that before! I have so much to do and feel like I am rushing to get things accomplished! For those that have met me some of you know that I just found my father and sisters a year ago, well now I have found out that I am eligible to go to 4 years of schooling from my dad being a veteran with a purple heart, so I am currently looking into going to school, it starts August 21, so I have a lot to find out, fill out and get going. I am so thankful to my father for letting me be able to finally at 37 years old go to school, not to mention for his courage to fight for our country and put himself at risk- I know not everyone becomes injured but I also know through my dads eyes it is a real possibility, he is proof of that! I am so greatful to those in the military for what they do to protect us! Hugz Everyone- Have a great day!!! Dawn

Darrah, Don't let the sizes of the other students dictate your involvement. You have shown great courage in the past (opting for surgery, exercising, etc.). This is just another opportunity to show how courageous you are and as Sherri said, those other women may need you for inspiration someday. You never know how many lives you touch just by being you. Sherri, I'm so glad your son's case came out ok. Good luck with the lawsuit. Cindy

Good Morning, Everyone! Another sweaty day ahead of us. Stay out of the heat if at all possible. Otherwise, make sure you get tha****er in. Hopefully today will be better. We lost power at work yesterday @ 3pm - I left at 4:30 and it still wasn't back on. Who knows how many customers we'll have today... After being in pain for a couple of months, I found out yesterday that I need knee surgery. I've got in on the calendar for Aug 29. It's not something that I wanted to go thru again, but if it alleviates the pain, I'm all for it. This has REALLY impacted my ability to exercise and has slowed down my weight-loss... Hope everyone has a wonderful day! Keep cool! Bren

well sure enough things happen for a reason....did u do a home test? you go girl going there and doing that heck i doubt i would last 10 mins so you be proud and strut yourself on back there and show them...soon you'll have lost more and closer to their sizes...you go....

Kudos to you for doing the one-hour class...would have killed me I'm sure!!!! But I did help my daughter move for the last 2 days and I got a pretty good work-out in this heat!!! She had a 2nd floor apartment and mjst have gone up and down the stairs a million times!!! Have a great day!!!!

Howdy!! Darrah - I'll be thinking of you! Let us know when you find something out! Sherri - So glad everything got taken care of. I am so sorry he had such a negative experience but I hope he tries not to let it affect his feelings towards all police. They aren't all bad guys...at least mine isn't. Went to the gym yesterday for the first time in a few months. Just did 30 minutes on the elliptical and felt really good. I would normally walk outside but it is just too dang hot! The scale hasn't moved hardly at all in the last week. That's really frustrating. I haven't measured for inches lost. I find myself sitting down to eat and eating for a longer period of time and eating more than 2 oz. Looks like I am already screwing this thing up. Even though the stuff I am eating isn't bad for me (or at least not as bad as the stuff I was eating before surgery) it still seems to be making me not lose. I also am blaming it on my lack of protein intake. Hopefully my Profect will get here this week and then I can really get going on the weight lose. 20 something pounds is a great start but very little when you have 130 to lose! Oh well...going to clean around the house and then head to the gym later. Sam

Dawn & Cindy... Thank you. It's a relief for me as Jay's mom that the charges were dropped. I know the biggie is yet to come though but at least it isn't Jay on the hotseat this time! Sam, Jay doesn't think all police are bad..but with this particular one, I've seen his name involved in more than once incident to where someone ends up getting hurt. He's a young, hot-head, who thinks he's Rambo. If you saw Jay's leg, you'd understand why we sincerely believe that he (the police officer) was way out of line. You should also read his police report...it is f*** this and f*** that all the way through it. People accross the street...in their house...heard his very unprofessional ranting. People 3 houses down were the ones who called 911 to report a kid being beat up by the police. It was that loud, that evident. He said in the report that Jay sprung his ankle when he 'tripped' over the officer's foot. Jay has one thick pin holding his foot together and several pins up his leg keeping that bone together. Sound like a 'spring' or a 'trip' to you? Nope, me neither. So no. Not all police are bad. But this one? Definately. If you aren't getting in the calories/protein that your body needs, it will think you are starving it and won't release the weight. It's very important that you get your protein in so drink alot of skim milk if nothing else. Also, with the 2 oz...if it's soft, mashed potatoes, you may be able to eat more than if it's something more dense and protein enriched like refried beans. That's normal. With me (at ~2 yrs post-op), I can eat 4 oz of meat and 2-4 oz of vegetable....or I could eat 1.5 cups of salad. Alot has to do with how the food breaks down on what you can fit into the pouch. Get your protein in & you'll do fine! Don't look at the big goal of 130 lbs but celebrate each smaller goal! Sherri