Belated introduction: HI THERE!!
I've been posting but never did the polite intro thing. My real name is Ronda, but I used Ruby Ellen for the sign in name as I couldn't think of anything clever. Ruby Ellen was my Grandmother's name and I always liked it. You guys can call me either one!! :)
I'm an RN, working in medical records and computer help desk for 10 dialysis units. I sit on my fat butt and type or talk on the phone all day long. The nice thing about my job is that I can come and go as I please as long as the work is done.
I'm 57 and have the usual health challenges of the morbidly obese: high blood pressure, sleep apnea, mild depression, chronic superficial thrombophlebitis of the legs, and I have truly horrible joints. In fact I just found out that my right shoulder has end stage arthritis and NOTHING will help other than a total shoulder replacement. My right arm is weak and I'm bummed out. I thought this was fixable, but a very good surgeon told me to stop PT as it won't help.
I am married to a fairly rigid usually unhappy man, but he stuck with me and, although, he's not warm and fuzzy, I'm glad we stayed with the marriage. God gave us 2 truly amazing kids. Our biologic son is an ER doc in the Army. He's in Seoul now. He totally got the good genes. He's happy and smart and kind and physically fit. Our daughter is adopted from Calcutta. She's amazing too. She's a social worker in Los Angeles working in the ICU. She loves to travel all over the world and is a vegetarian. She loves the ocean.
Our son is getting married next Labor day weekend to a longtime friend who was his study partner in med school. His fiancee is in her last year of residency in dermatology. She's wonderful. I would LOVE to dance with my tall handsome son at his wedding in a year and I need to lose a LOT of weight in order to not embarrass myself. I also want this belly to be able to fit in an airplane seat so I can fly to see my daughter.
I miss the kids very much. I'm glad I launched such happy independent kids, but they left a big hole back home. My husband helps care for his aging Dad and I have to help my Mom, who lives in an assisted living apartment, but she never learned to drive, use a microwave, use a cell phone or really do anything that was invented after 1950. I'm finding this care of the aging to be really HARD and draining and I admire folks who can do it for a living or who care for their parents in their home.
I've been fat all my life other than a brief time in my early 20's when I lectured for WW and did dance lessons several times a week. I've resisted surgery for a long time, but now I'm very eager for it. I know statistically that a lap band might not be best for someone with my high BMI, but it's the surgery that I think I need long term. I like the idea of a band keeping me from over indulging. I've read tons about all this and feel ready to go. I need to lose 10 more lbs so insurance will pay.
I've got some stuff going for me. I'm creative and have some great friends. I used to love to quilt, but don't have time now. My current hobby is making cards using rubber stamps. I also do some scrapbooking and beading. I have more ideas than one person needs and I teach classes sometimes. I just started chair YOGA this week and I think it is just what I need to get my old arthritic joints moving again. My right shoulder may be shot, but the other joints still work. I do a pretty good job of getting myself OUT THERE and learning and doing new things.
I really appreciate some of the folks who post on this board and look forward to our journey together. We have weathered years of major obesity and all that goes with it. It didn't kill us, so hopefully it made us stronger. I'm not doing this to please my husband or anyone else. I'm doing this for ME. I want to have a healthier, more active life than I've been living. God willing I'll have some grandkids one day and I need a LAP for them to sit in. Right now the belly is filling up most of that space. I want to be able to walk further without being winded and sweating up my shirts. I'd like to have less pain in my joints.
I'm feeling hopeful for myself and for the rest of you amazing strong women. (haven't read any posts from guys yet, some of them MIGHT be amazing...)
OK , this is way too long. Over and out. Namaste (just learned that in yoga class)
I'm an RN, working in medical records and computer help desk for 10 dialysis units. I sit on my fat butt and type or talk on the phone all day long. The nice thing about my job is that I can come and go as I please as long as the work is done.
I'm 57 and have the usual health challenges of the morbidly obese: high blood pressure, sleep apnea, mild depression, chronic superficial thrombophlebitis of the legs, and I have truly horrible joints. In fact I just found out that my right shoulder has end stage arthritis and NOTHING will help other than a total shoulder replacement. My right arm is weak and I'm bummed out. I thought this was fixable, but a very good surgeon told me to stop PT as it won't help.
I am married to a fairly rigid usually unhappy man, but he stuck with me and, although, he's not warm and fuzzy, I'm glad we stayed with the marriage. God gave us 2 truly amazing kids. Our biologic son is an ER doc in the Army. He's in Seoul now. He totally got the good genes. He's happy and smart and kind and physically fit. Our daughter is adopted from Calcutta. She's amazing too. She's a social worker in Los Angeles working in the ICU. She loves to travel all over the world and is a vegetarian. She loves the ocean.
Our son is getting married next Labor day weekend to a longtime friend who was his study partner in med school. His fiancee is in her last year of residency in dermatology. She's wonderful. I would LOVE to dance with my tall handsome son at his wedding in a year and I need to lose a LOT of weight in order to not embarrass myself. I also want this belly to be able to fit in an airplane seat so I can fly to see my daughter.
I miss the kids very much. I'm glad I launched such happy independent kids, but they left a big hole back home. My husband helps care for his aging Dad and I have to help my Mom, who lives in an assisted living apartment, but she never learned to drive, use a microwave, use a cell phone or really do anything that was invented after 1950. I'm finding this care of the aging to be really HARD and draining and I admire folks who can do it for a living or who care for their parents in their home.
I've been fat all my life other than a brief time in my early 20's when I lectured for WW and did dance lessons several times a week. I've resisted surgery for a long time, but now I'm very eager for it. I know statistically that a lap band might not be best for someone with my high BMI, but it's the surgery that I think I need long term. I like the idea of a band keeping me from over indulging. I've read tons about all this and feel ready to go. I need to lose 10 more lbs so insurance will pay.
I've got some stuff going for me. I'm creative and have some great friends. I used to love to quilt, but don't have time now. My current hobby is making cards using rubber stamps. I also do some scrapbooking and beading. I have more ideas than one person needs and I teach classes sometimes. I just started chair YOGA this week and I think it is just what I need to get my old arthritic joints moving again. My right shoulder may be shot, but the other joints still work. I do a pretty good job of getting myself OUT THERE and learning and doing new things.
I really appreciate some of the folks who post on this board and look forward to our journey together. We have weathered years of major obesity and all that goes with it. It didn't kill us, so hopefully it made us stronger. I'm not doing this to please my husband or anyone else. I'm doing this for ME. I want to have a healthier, more active life than I've been living. God willing I'll have some grandkids one day and I need a LAP for them to sit in. Right now the belly is filling up most of that space. I want to be able to walk further without being winded and sweating up my shirts. I'd like to have less pain in my joints.
I'm feeling hopeful for myself and for the rest of you amazing strong women. (haven't read any posts from guys yet, some of them MIGHT be amazing...)
OK , this is way too long. Over and out. Namaste (just learned that in yoga class)
Food is for sissies. REAL women exist on skim milk, protein powder, broth and air..... 
I enjoyed it RubyEllen. And what a fun name. I did the exact same thing, started posting before introducing myself. No worries. Glad to "meet" you!
Are you doing a class or a DVD for the chair yoga? I bought a DVD like that a while back but passed it on to a friend who can't get to a pool. I've wondered since if I should have tried it first.
Are you doing a class or a DVD for the chair yoga? I bought a DVD like that a while back but passed it on to a friend who can't get to a pool. I've wondered since if I should have tried it first.
I'm doing a chair yoga class with a wonderful instructor. I like being in the room with others, although the chair is a flimsy little folding metal chair and I'm afraid it might break. We are supposed to sit on the front edge, but I just sit in the thing in a regular fashion to give the poor chair more of a chance. It looks pretty new, so I'm hoping for the best.
I found yoga to be really relaxing, but also it stretched me out really well. I didn't feel like I burned very many calories, but getting in a truly relaxed state is worthwhile to me also. The instructor kept talking about honoring yourself and some kind of cool stuff.
Now I need to make myself do something AEROBIC. I tend to avoid that...
I found yoga to be really relaxing, but also it stretched me out really well. I didn't feel like I burned very many calories, but getting in a truly relaxed state is worthwhile to me also. The instructor kept talking about honoring yourself and some kind of cool stuff.
Now I need to make myself do something AEROBIC. I tend to avoid that...
Food is for sissies. REAL women exist on skim milk, protein powder, broth and air.....
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