Weekly weigh in May 9-15, 2016

Hi ladies,

Hope everyone is having a good week.

HW 368

LW 173

TW 169.6

Next goal 150

I was surprised by how much I lost this week. I thought I was eating crappie last week. I'll take it.

Great job, Yvonne. Keep up the good work!!

My stats for the week:

• 5'7" tall, 49 years old, 7.5 years out from RNY
• Highest Weight: 339
• Goal Weight: 140
• Last Week: 137
• Today: 136

Last weekend was a fun one for my daughter and I. I am an Auburn alum and our football coach came to speak to our group Friday night. I love dressing up now. Here are a couple of pics...

This week started out kinda ****ty.  Had to put one of my hamsters to sleep on Sunday.  Because no vets are open on weekends, I had to go to an emergency vet and pay an emergency fee.  $250 for the whole shebang with communal cremation. 

****ty, but at least I know the poor thing didn't suffer in the end.  He had testicular cancer and had stopped eating, drinking, and running around.

I know people think I'm crazy, because it's "just a hamster", but I get very attached to my pets.  This was a good hamster.  Never bit, very fun little guy.  Before the cancer, he lived a full life, and I'm glad for that.

I'm very excited about this week's weight loss.  I'm in period week and normally I put on 5ish lbs of water weight per period.  BUT I'm down 1lb from last week, so I'm excited to weight myself next week when my period is over.

HW 337

LW 290

TW 289

I understand. I grew up having hamsters. My daughter had the sweetest hamster that died last year. she cuddled it for hours after he died. It was the saddest day ever. We had a funeral and I made a cross as a headstone. She was too heartbroken to even ask for another one. 

They're so loveable and innocent.  

When my last hamster passed away, I went two days later to go get another.  I couldn't stand looking at her little cage all empty.  I had a little hole in my heart that I wanted to fill with a new hamster.  I had to force myself to just deal with that little hole in my heart this time.  Now that I know how expensive it is to properly medically care for a hamster if they are ill and how much it is to put them down humanely, I can't allow myself to get another.  I have three dogs and two cats that rely on me.

So sorry for your loss. It doesn't matter he was just a hamster, he was a part of your family & losing him is hard. But at least he was loved & lived a good life with his "furever" friend.

Sheesh $250 to put him down & cremation? Sometimes I think they charge that much to take advantage of people when they're feeling the most vulnerable.

It was a $88 emergency fee (since this was the emergency hospital), plus $90-something for the euthanasia procedure and chemicals, plus $20-whatever for the cremation (my regular vet does not charge for communal cremation) plus taxes. 

I don't think I'll be getting hamsters anymore. I have three dogs and two cats.  I simply can't afford these costs.  Now if my other animals get sick, I'm down $250.  Cats and dogs are expensive enough.

Plus, I don't think my heart can take them dying on me every 3 years.  It's just too short a time.

I know how hard it is to put a pet down. I had a cat that had gotten cancer & I had to put him down. I still miss him. Since I bought him in to my vet, they charged $110 I think to put him down & cremation, so maybe it won't be so expensive if not an emergency.

I have 2 cats & a turtle. 

I was never a hamster person, but certainly a pet person so I understand how hard it can be. Sorry for the loss of a special pet.

Last week I posted I gained 10lbs of water weight after my plastic surgery...even though I know 'this is water weight' messes with your head. So it came off and I lost a few bonus pounds from surgery. That I was expecting, it's surgery just all in one week- crazy So I got home from my PS in DC last wednesday and was up 10lbs- 188. This morning I was 173. Which puts me at a nice round number lost since meeting with my surgeon for the first time, 210lbs lost. Somehow numbers in 5lb increments make me happy. LOL.

Highest ever: 420+

Surgoen Consult: 383

2 weeks ago pre-surg: 178

Today: 173