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Topic: Steroids Suck
Good evening losers! (I mean that in the fondest interpretation....)
I had my last iron infusion this morning (last of this series, at least) and the megadose of decadron is messing with me something fierce. My sugars are way too high for me (did use insulin to cover them) and I have been snacking on both healthy and some unhealthy choices. I hopped on the scale and the number was appalling.....blech!
Ok, I know that the steroids are wreaking havoc with me right now. I'm not asking for help understanding that. What am I asking for help with? NOT WEIGHING until Monday. :) Last week it took a day or two for the icky steroids to clear out of my system. My plan is to stay the course with only healthy choices this weekend, and then Monday I am sure the scale will show a better number.
However....
I am a compulsive weigher! Naked in the morning, before and after pee, before and after shower.....during the day.....it's a disease, I tell ya!
So I'm going to have to be accountable. :) I know it's a simple thing, but those dang numbers are lousy - they lead to all sorts of head games, ya know?
Off to bed to sleep it off.......
A
I had my last iron infusion this morning (last of this series, at least) and the megadose of decadron is messing with me something fierce. My sugars are way too high for me (did use insulin to cover them) and I have been snacking on both healthy and some unhealthy choices. I hopped on the scale and the number was appalling.....blech!
Ok, I know that the steroids are wreaking havoc with me right now. I'm not asking for help understanding that. What am I asking for help with? NOT WEIGHING until Monday. :) Last week it took a day or two for the icky steroids to clear out of my system. My plan is to stay the course with only healthy choices this weekend, and then Monday I am sure the scale will show a better number.
However....
I am a compulsive weigher! Naked in the morning, before and after pee, before and after shower.....during the day.....it's a disease, I tell ya!
So I'm going to have to be accountable. :) I know it's a simple thing, but those dang numbers are lousy - they lead to all sorts of head games, ya know?
Off to bed to sleep it off.......
A
Topic: RE: Food for Thought
Great post, thanks for sharing, so true that laughter is the best medicine and we should have a healthy does of it everyday! 
Michelle Hendrickson Holistic Health Coach http://www.gracioushealth.net
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on 4/30/10 6:18 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 4/30/10 6:18 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: RE: What are you celebrating and proud of? Friday
Thanks!
Yes, as long as I am within 2 lbs of my goal I can go for free (have to weigh in once a month but I can go weekly and I plan on weighing weekly anyway...).
Kudos on your 5 miles.
Yes, as long as I am within 2 lbs of my goal I can go for free (have to weigh in once a month but I can go weekly and I plan on weighing weekly anyway...).
Kudos on your 5 miles.
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on 4/30/10 5:42 am
on 4/30/10 5:42 am
Topic: RE: What are you celebrating and proud of? Friday
Wow Ruth - that LifeTime Membership has benefits too right? Like you don't have to pay or something when you attend? LOL I'm sure your parents will enjoy hearing that.
Sherrie, I too look at what my weight was when I was a teenager and thought I was fat - OMG I could only hope to get close to that. I think that all of us probably feel that way.
I must be the only person on the planet who has never joined WW - never attended a meeting. However in their early days, long before the point system, I had read some of their books and cookbooks. I even read a biography of the founder of WW. LOL didn't do me much good as I became morbidly obese.
My proud today will be my 5 mile walk and I have to give all the credit to my DH for those 5 miles. He gets me up and going and keeps me moving during those 5 miles. He needs the walking too and somehow when you put the two of us together, we get it done, but alone, neither of us will do anything except act like a potato on the couch. It works well, when I'm not in the mood he pushes me and when he's not in the mood I push him. And this mall walking routine started with rehabilitation to help get me mobile again when I couldn't stand up from sitting on the couch without help and I was desparate not to be put in a wheelchair. I would never have guessed that we would still be walking and enjoying it for this long. The other thing was I picked a goal of walking 5 miles just out of my head - it sounded good - at the time I could barely walk 1/7 of a mile without have to sit and rest before another 1/7. It took many weeks just to get up to walking a 1/2 mile with multiple rests in between, And it took, it seams almost a year before I could walk 1 mile without any rests. It just goes to show you what you can do if you are terribly persistent.
I say this to encourage others that no matter how hard it is to begin exercising, and no matter how long it takes you to reach a level that you are satisfied - it's worth it to keep working on it.
Wow Ruth - that LifeTime Membership has benefits too right? Like you don't have to pay or something when you attend? LOL I'm sure your parents will enjoy hearing that.Sherrie, I too look at what my weight was when I was a teenager and thought I was fat - OMG I could only hope to get close to that. I think that all of us probably feel that way.
I must be the only person on the planet who has never joined WW - never attended a meeting. However in their early days, long before the point system, I had read some of their books and cookbooks. I even read a biography of the founder of WW. LOL didn't do me much good as I became morbidly obese.
My proud today will be my 5 mile walk and I have to give all the credit to my DH for those 5 miles. He gets me up and going and keeps me moving during those 5 miles. He needs the walking too and somehow when you put the two of us together, we get it done, but alone, neither of us will do anything except act like a potato on the couch. It works well, when I'm not in the mood he pushes me and when he's not in the mood I push him. And this mall walking routine started with rehabilitation to help get me mobile again when I couldn't stand up from sitting on the couch without help and I was desparate not to be put in a wheelchair. I would never have guessed that we would still be walking and enjoying it for this long. The other thing was I picked a goal of walking 5 miles just out of my head - it sounded good - at the time I could barely walk 1/7 of a mile without have to sit and rest before another 1/7. It took many weeks just to get up to walking a 1/2 mile with multiple rests in between, And it took, it seams almost a year before I could walk 1 mile without any rests. It just goes to show you what you can do if you are terribly persistent.
I say this to encourage others that no matter how hard it is to begin exercising, and no matter how long it takes you to reach a level that you are satisfied - it's worth it to keep working on it.
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on 4/30/10 5:27 am
on 4/30/10 5:27 am
Topic: RE: Food for Thought
Wow Sherrie - he could do that at 4 years old - that's quite an accomplishment at his age. Not only is that skillful but also shows great concentration.
DH and I do silly stuff too - you know, jokes revolving around bathroom humor etc.
DH and I do silly stuff too - you know, jokes revolving around bathroom humor etc.
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on 4/30/10 3:48 am - Rochester, NY
on 4/30/10 3:48 am - Rochester, NY
Topic: RE: Food for Thought
Last night my daughter and grandchildren were over visiting. The youngest, Max (4) was showing us how he can shimmy and raise his eyebrows up and down at the same time. He had us in hysterics. Then his older sisters encouraged him to dribble a basketball at the same time. Well this is one heck of a coordinated kid...he could do all three and the concentration and expression on his face was priceless! I wish I had a video of it all. I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time!
We all need some silliness in our lives to put things in perspective.
We all need some silliness in our lives to put things in perspective.
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on 4/30/10 3:43 am - Rochester, NY
on 4/30/10 3:43 am - Rochester, NY
Topic: RE: What are you celebrating and proud of? Friday
Congratulations! Now there's a goal accomplished! I first joined WW in 1968, a new bride at age 22 and weighing 208....got down to 176, but never made my goal weight. Since that time, I like you, have joined at least 20 other times, always losing 20-30lb and then for some reason or other giving up and throwing in the towel. This time I plan on making it all the way to goal weight...although that will be determined by my MD and not their charts. Lifetime Membership would be a wonderful thing! (208 sounds pretty wonderful at this point too!...lol)
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on 4/30/10 3:03 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 4/30/10 3:03 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: RE: Food for Thought
That's a great idea to start the day thinking positive thoughts.....
I'm thinking if I do it in the morning and at night I'm kind of wrapping a pretty bow around my day. After all each day I wake up it is a gift!
I'm thinking if I do it in the morning and at night I'm kind of wrapping a pretty bow around my day. After all each day I wake up it is a gift!
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on 4/30/10 2:49 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 4/30/10 2:49 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: Food for Thought
LOL - Matthew and I play "tag you're it" we chase each other around the house.....laugh so hard sometimes I almost pee my pants......... but I feel like a kid. It's silly but it is great fun! 
Gladdening Nourishment
SillinessDo something silly today, the pure act of being silly can reset our serious nature and help create the shift we need.
Children appreciate all that is silly as a matter of course. Their grasp of humor is instinctual, and even the smallest absurdities provoke joyous gales of earnest laughter. As we age, this innate ability to see the value of silliness can diminish. Work takes precedence over play, and we have less incentive to exercise our imaginative minds by focusing on what is humorous. When we remember childhood, we may recall the pleasures of donning funny costumes, reciting nonsense poems, making up strange games, or playing pretend. This unabashed silliness nourished our vitality and creativity. We can take in this nourishment once again by giving ourselves permission to lighten up and be silly.
Too often we reject the wonderful silliness that is an inherent, inborn aspect of the self because we believe that it serves no purpose or is at odds with the grown-up culture of maturity. We play yet we do not lose ourselves in play, and our imaginations are never truly given free reign because we regard the products of irrational creativity as being valueless. Yet silliness itself does indeed constitute a vital part of human existence on a myriad of levels. Our first taste of ethereal bliss is often a consequence of our willingness to dabble in what we deem outrageous, nonsensical, or absurd. We delight in ridiculousness not only because laughter is intrinsically pleasurable, but also because it serves as a reminder that existence itself is fun. Skipping, doodling, and singing funny songs are no less entertaining than they were when we were children. We need not lose all interest in these cheerful and amusing activities, but to make them a part of our lives we must be read! y to sacrifice a little dignity and a lot of fear.
It is precisely because so much of life is inescapably serious that silliness should be regarded as a priority. Through the magic of imagination, you can be or become anything—a photographer, a professional athlete, a dancer, a pilot. Whether you take hundreds of silly pictures, revel in the adulation of your fans as you make the winning catch, boogie down rock-star style in front of your bedroom mirror, or turn your desk into a ****pit, the ensuing hilarity will help you see that lighthearted fun and adulthood are not at all incompatible.
Gladdening Nourishment
Silliness
Children appreciate all that is silly as a matter of course. Their grasp of humor is instinctual, and even the smallest absurdities provoke joyous gales of earnest laughter. As we age, this innate ability to see the value of silliness can diminish. Work takes precedence over play, and we have less incentive to exercise our imaginative minds by focusing on what is humorous. When we remember childhood, we may recall the pleasures of donning funny costumes, reciting nonsense poems, making up strange games, or playing pretend. This unabashed silliness nourished our vitality and creativity. We can take in this nourishment once again by giving ourselves permission to lighten up and be silly.
Too often we reject the wonderful silliness that is an inherent, inborn aspect of the self because we believe that it serves no purpose or is at odds with the grown-up culture of maturity. We play yet we do not lose ourselves in play, and our imaginations are never truly given free reign because we regard the products of irrational creativity as being valueless. Yet silliness itself does indeed constitute a vital part of human existence on a myriad of levels. Our first taste of ethereal bliss is often a consequence of our willingness to dabble in what we deem outrageous, nonsensical, or absurd. We delight in ridiculousness not only because laughter is intrinsically pleasurable, but also because it serves as a reminder that existence itself is fun. Skipping, doodling, and singing funny songs are no less entertaining than they were when we were children. We need not lose all interest in these cheerful and amusing activities, but to make them a part of our lives we must be read! y to sacrifice a little dignity and a lot of fear.
It is precisely because so much of life is inescapably serious that silliness should be regarded as a priority. Through the magic of imagination, you can be or become anything—a photographer, a professional athlete, a dancer, a pilot. Whether you take hundreds of silly pictures, revel in the adulation of your fans as you make the winning catch, boogie down rock-star style in front of your bedroom mirror, or turn your desk into a ****pit, the ensuing hilarity will help you see that lighthearted fun and adulthood are not at all incompatible.
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on 4/30/10 2:30 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 4/30/10 2:30 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: RE: What are you celebrating and proud of? Thurs
Hi!
Yes the swelling is very annoying but it is a fact of plastic surgery so I have to just be patient. I am enjoying going shopping for new clothes.
I'm so impressed with your daily 5 mile walk....truly awesome!
Yes the swelling is very annoying but it is a fact of plastic surgery so I have to just be patient. I am enjoying going shopping for new clothes.
I'm so impressed with your daily 5 mile walk....truly awesome!
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