My brother is joining the Bench Tuesday 12/30!
After a long battle to be approved with the insurance Co. My little Brother is going to be joining us on the losers Bench today. I know the power of Prayer I felt just knowing you all were praying for me while I have been in recovery. Please send some prayers out for Jim! He's a husband and father to 5 and needs to be around! He's working on getting healthy!
Thanks to you all!
Hugs
Kim
Thanks to you all!
Hugs
Kim
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." Erma Bombeck
19 lbs lost before surgery
9/3/09 Full TT, MR, BL, BA, Arm Reduction and Lipo 10-12 lbs skin/fat removed
LOL!
My little one has company and I told them to go to bed at 12. Well they went to bed at 1 and woke me up so here I am! LOL! I laid there for an hour and I couldn't go back to sleep! This may have something to do with why I am so tired during the day! LOL!
Why are YOU up?
My little one has company and I told them to go to bed at 12. Well they went to bed at 1 and woke me up so here I am! LOL! I laid there for an hour and I couldn't go back to sleep! This may have something to do with why I am so tired during the day! LOL!
Why are YOU up?
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." Erma Bombeck
19 lbs lost before surgery
9/3/09 Full TT, MR, BL, BA, Arm Reduction and Lipo 10-12 lbs skin/fat removed
Bless your heart.
Why am I up? Good question. I do this all the time. Often, it's because someone needs to be prayed for. Sometimes it's because...well, I have no idea. I just wake up. Everyone told me, "You'll get the best night's sleep on a CPAP," but I've yet to experience that.
It's okay. It just gets old. I keep hoping that I'll sleep longer, as I lose weight. Perhaps this is just my lot in life. There are worse things, after all. :)
I hope both of us can get back to sleep.
I could write today's devotion (since I haven't yet, obviously), but I'm procrastinating. Sometimes it just has to percolate a bit longer. :)
Take care.
Blessings,
Mary
Why am I up? Good question. I do this all the time. Often, it's because someone needs to be prayed for. Sometimes it's because...well, I have no idea. I just wake up. Everyone told me, "You'll get the best night's sleep on a CPAP," but I've yet to experience that.
It's okay. It just gets old. I keep hoping that I'll sleep longer, as I lose weight. Perhaps this is just my lot in life. There are worse things, after all. :)
I hope both of us can get back to sleep.
I could write today's devotion (since I haven't yet, obviously), but I'm procrastinating. Sometimes it just has to percolate a bit longer. :)
Take care.
Blessings,
Mary
"Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
ObesityHelp Support Group Leader and Support Group Coach
ObesityHelp Support Group Leader and Support Group Coach
Well, I hope you get some sleep! I'm going to go try again. My DH has to be up in an hour so I don't want to still be up when he has to go to work. He'll just worry about me.
Try to rest! I will TTYL!
Thanks for the prayer for Jim!
Hugs
Kim
Try to rest! I will TTYL!
Thanks for the prayer for Jim!
Hugs
Kim
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." Erma Bombeck
19 lbs lost before surgery
9/3/09 Full TT, MR, BL, BA, Arm Reduction and Lipo 10-12 lbs skin/fat removed
Hi Mary and Kim! Kim I'm saying a prayer for Jim. Let us know how he does!
Mary, I also have trouble sleeping. Like you, everyone told me that the CPAP would help...not! I hate the thing, it makes me feel so claustrophobic, I tried a different facial apparatus, but that didn't work either. I just don't like being tied down I guess. LOL I go to sleep fine, but if I ever get woken up, I'm awake for hours! My pups woke me at 3:30 a.m. and I've been awake ever since. Read for a while, still not sleepy. I will be later though. This isn't really a problem since school isn't in session, but when school's in session I have to be up at 5, and if I wake up at 3 then I'm toast in the middle of the day.
Hugs,
Marsha
Mary, I also have trouble sleeping. Like you, everyone told me that the CPAP would help...not! I hate the thing, it makes me feel so claustrophobic, I tried a different facial apparatus, but that didn't work either. I just don't like being tied down I guess. LOL I go to sleep fine, but if I ever get woken up, I'm awake for hours! My pups woke me at 3:30 a.m. and I've been awake ever since. Read for a while, still not sleepy. I will be later though. This isn't really a problem since school isn't in session, but when school's in session I have to be up at 5, and if I wake up at 3 then I'm toast in the middle of the day.
Hugs,
Marsha
34 lbs. lost before surgery on December 22, 2008. 105 lbs. lost prior to signing up for WLS.
Hi, Marsha.
Misery loves company! lol Actually, I've been a restless sleeper for years. It used to be because of the trauma of my past (a bed was not a safe place), but therapy took care of all that. Then, with my weight issues, I've had to sleep in a recliner. It helped me breathe better, for sure, but I noticed that I still wake up, off and on, all night long. I guess that's why I thought the CPAP would help as much as most said it would. While I didn't think I'd ever get used to the thing, I have, but, like I said, it doesn't seem to help me sleep any better.
Now, I'm wondering if it's more my age. I'm 52, and I probably don't require as much sleep as I used to. I don't know. It would just be nice to sleep for 5-6 hours straight.
When I was still a teacher, I'd wake up by 3 a.m., usually. I can remember being extra silly in the classroom, just to stay awake. I think I was just so determined not to be crabby, for lack of sleep, that I overcompensated the other way. :) I just didn't want my kids to "pay" for my inability to sleep.
Actually, I thought maybe I'd sleep better after I stopped teaching, because I knew that part of why I woke up was that my mind was already thinking about the new day, what I needed to do, etc. Also, if I had a student who was struggling (whether in my class, someone else's, or just in life), I'd wake up with him/her on my mind.
Many times, I wake up because there is someone/something about whom/which I should pray. I don't mind that, and, usually, once I feel released from praying, I'm able to fall back to sleep. That's the best part of an otherwise sleepless night. :)
All that to say this--I understand your pain. :) Anytime you want to have a middle-of-the-night/wee-hours-of-the-morning chat, just PM. If I'm awake, I'll see your message and will chat back. :) That goes for any of you fellow insomniacs. :)
Blessings,
Mary
Misery loves company! lol Actually, I've been a restless sleeper for years. It used to be because of the trauma of my past (a bed was not a safe place), but therapy took care of all that. Then, with my weight issues, I've had to sleep in a recliner. It helped me breathe better, for sure, but I noticed that I still wake up, off and on, all night long. I guess that's why I thought the CPAP would help as much as most said it would. While I didn't think I'd ever get used to the thing, I have, but, like I said, it doesn't seem to help me sleep any better.
Now, I'm wondering if it's more my age. I'm 52, and I probably don't require as much sleep as I used to. I don't know. It would just be nice to sleep for 5-6 hours straight.
When I was still a teacher, I'd wake up by 3 a.m., usually. I can remember being extra silly in the classroom, just to stay awake. I think I was just so determined not to be crabby, for lack of sleep, that I overcompensated the other way. :) I just didn't want my kids to "pay" for my inability to sleep.
Actually, I thought maybe I'd sleep better after I stopped teaching, because I knew that part of why I woke up was that my mind was already thinking about the new day, what I needed to do, etc. Also, if I had a student who was struggling (whether in my class, someone else's, or just in life), I'd wake up with him/her on my mind.
Many times, I wake up because there is someone/something about whom/which I should pray. I don't mind that, and, usually, once I feel released from praying, I'm able to fall back to sleep. That's the best part of an otherwise sleepless night. :)
All that to say this--I understand your pain. :) Anytime you want to have a middle-of-the-night/wee-hours-of-the-morning chat, just PM. If I'm awake, I'll see your message and will chat back. :) That goes for any of you fellow insomniacs. :)
Blessings,
Mary
"Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
ObesityHelp Support Group Leader and Support Group Coach
ObesityHelp Support Group Leader and Support Group Coach
He's at a hospital in Houston. He's having RNY.
My SIL will keep me updated! They are at the hospital and he doesn't go in until 10:15. I wanted to fly out there but my DH said NO WAY! so, I'm home waiting!
My SIL will keep me updated! They are at the hospital and he doesn't go in until 10:15. I wanted to fly out there but my DH said NO WAY! so, I'm home waiting!
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." Erma Bombeck
19 lbs lost before surgery
9/3/09 Full TT, MR, BL, BA, Arm Reduction and Lipo 10-12 lbs skin/fat removed
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