Tuesday What is UP?
Good morning OFF family,
Well it's hot in Kalamazoo all ready...but I promised myself I wouldn't complain when summer came...was glad to get rid of winter!
So I made it to the gym after work. I'm doing the same today. Gotta push myself to exercise, my body just needs it and besides hubby is down in Kentucky 4 wheeling it with his buddies.
So I'm not going to go home and sit in front of the TV and just "veg"...I'm going to move. I love working out in the pool. After that I need to stop and buy some groceries at Meijers or Wal Mart.
I need more fresh fruits and veggies and some EAS drinks.
I'm sitting here drinking my water and took some of my vitamins.
Kinda crazy here at work, our office will be moved down the hall so I'm going to work on boxing up stuff in my closet that has office supplies. We don't have a move date so I'm just going with the flow!
Hang in there for all my buddies struggling to get back on track. Baby steps. I was going to go for a walk on my break but I'm not doing that...all ready it's muggy outside.
I'm glad hubby put in the air conditioner b/4 he left on his trip. Take care! Debbie
Well it's hot in Kalamazoo all ready...but I promised myself I wouldn't complain when summer came...was glad to get rid of winter!
So I made it to the gym after work. I'm doing the same today. Gotta push myself to exercise, my body just needs it and besides hubby is down in Kentucky 4 wheeling it with his buddies.
So I'm not going to go home and sit in front of the TV and just "veg"...I'm going to move. I love working out in the pool. After that I need to stop and buy some groceries at Meijers or Wal Mart.
I need more fresh fruits and veggies and some EAS drinks.
I'm sitting here drinking my water and took some of my vitamins.
Kinda crazy here at work, our office will be moved down the hall so I'm going to work on boxing up stuff in my closet that has office supplies. We don't have a move date so I'm just going with the flow!
Hang in there for all my buddies struggling to get back on track. Baby steps. I was going to go for a walk on my break but I'm not doing that...all ready it's muggy outside.
I'm glad hubby put in the air conditioner b/4 he left on his trip. Take care! Debbie
Good Morning OFF-
Well today will be inflict pain on myself before getting pain relief. I have the last of my flowers to plant. They're the ones that have to go into the ground and not pots, so I'll be on my hands and knees which will be painful. Fortunately, I go to the chiropracter for an adjustment so that should counteract the planting.
Went to the nutritionist yesterday for the last appointment before meeting surgeon next week. I had lost 12 pounds in the past month which delighted me. Still a little leery of this nutritionist she keeps bringing up counseling. I hope I'm not going to get a lecture next week from the surgeon that they want me to do counseling before they'll schedule the surgery. I spent the winter working with a eating disorders counselor and gained a lot of insight. I guess I may try OA (Thanks Trish for the clarification) tomorrow night.
Next week I am going to a college alumni weekend. I felt that I needed some clothes beyond my living in camp and wildlife refuge so I went to the mall. JC Penney didn't have anything so walked the mall to Lane Bryant. LB didn't carry the size I asked for but the saleswoman encouraged me to try on their largest size. Low and behold it fit and wasn't tight! Is that the 12 pounds or the sporadic pedaling I have been doing? Don't really know but I'm not going to analyze it to death. Didn't buy a lot but the bill was larger than my normal Walmart clothing bill.
Went to Goodwill store yesterday too. I have a friend in Texas who makes bird feeders out of inverted glass bowls. I'm buying them in Maine and shipping them to her. Discovered that Goodwill has a plus size section so going forward through this journey I'm going to do my shrinking wardrobe purchases at Goodwill. I got 8 small salad plates for 4.99 to add to my arsenal for this journey.
The hardest part of yesterday was the walking. Despite pedaling and loosing 12 pounds my knees are still screaming. It's like I've lost all lubrication in the knees. Resorted to ice packs last night and my NSAID pain reliever. Just want to get to where I can walk more easily and not feel like I'm dying.
I have a dlimena with a dear friend. She lost her husband about 18 months ago. I have been around to support her and help her as much as I can with her grief. When we talk about my weight loss and possible surgery she is always telling me about people who have had the surgery and regained the weight. She doesn't come out and directly say that she's against the surgery but it's like there is a 800lb gorilla in the room when this topic comes up. She would be my principle support person here in Maine during the weeks following surgery. I don't know whether to confront the situation or just ignore the whole subject. It hurts to a certain extent because I've been there for her these past months without casting judgement and it feels like she is judging me. Would love some advice on this for you all. My cousin is coming to care for me during the week post surgery so that's not an issue.
Well time to get my butt out from in front of this computer and go plant those plants in the ground. Knee pads here I come.
Cindi
Well today will be inflict pain on myself before getting pain relief. I have the last of my flowers to plant. They're the ones that have to go into the ground and not pots, so I'll be on my hands and knees which will be painful. Fortunately, I go to the chiropracter for an adjustment so that should counteract the planting.
Went to the nutritionist yesterday for the last appointment before meeting surgeon next week. I had lost 12 pounds in the past month which delighted me. Still a little leery of this nutritionist she keeps bringing up counseling. I hope I'm not going to get a lecture next week from the surgeon that they want me to do counseling before they'll schedule the surgery. I spent the winter working with a eating disorders counselor and gained a lot of insight. I guess I may try OA (Thanks Trish for the clarification) tomorrow night.
Next week I am going to a college alumni weekend. I felt that I needed some clothes beyond my living in camp and wildlife refuge so I went to the mall. JC Penney didn't have anything so walked the mall to Lane Bryant. LB didn't carry the size I asked for but the saleswoman encouraged me to try on their largest size. Low and behold it fit and wasn't tight! Is that the 12 pounds or the sporadic pedaling I have been doing? Don't really know but I'm not going to analyze it to death. Didn't buy a lot but the bill was larger than my normal Walmart clothing bill.
Went to Goodwill store yesterday too. I have a friend in Texas who makes bird feeders out of inverted glass bowls. I'm buying them in Maine and shipping them to her. Discovered that Goodwill has a plus size section so going forward through this journey I'm going to do my shrinking wardrobe purchases at Goodwill. I got 8 small salad plates for 4.99 to add to my arsenal for this journey.
The hardest part of yesterday was the walking. Despite pedaling and loosing 12 pounds my knees are still screaming. It's like I've lost all lubrication in the knees. Resorted to ice packs last night and my NSAID pain reliever. Just want to get to where I can walk more easily and not feel like I'm dying.
I have a dlimena with a dear friend. She lost her husband about 18 months ago. I have been around to support her and help her as much as I can with her grief. When we talk about my weight loss and possible surgery she is always telling me about people who have had the surgery and regained the weight. She doesn't come out and directly say that she's against the surgery but it's like there is a 800lb gorilla in the room when this topic comes up. She would be my principle support person here in Maine during the weeks following surgery. I don't know whether to confront the situation or just ignore the whole subject. It hurts to a certain extent because I've been there for her these past months without casting judgement and it feels like she is judging me. Would love some advice on this for you all. My cousin is coming to care for me during the week post surgery so that's not an issue.
Well time to get my butt out from in front of this computer and go plant those plants in the ground. Knee pads here I come.
Cindi
HW - 351 SW 0 342 SurgW - 298! 1st. Seminar July 2010 Surgery August 1, 2011
Cindi,
Here is my suggestion with regards to your friend, tell her that yes people do regain their weight, but what you are doing now is preparing yourself not to be one of those people and while you appreciate her input, you would prefer if she did not give you her Chicken Little account of what your future holds, because you understand that her concerns come from her high regard of you, but would appreciate it if she just was there as a sideline cheerleader instead. . .
Congrats on your doing what you need to in order to begin on the right foot. . .
Laureen
Here is my suggestion with regards to your friend, tell her that yes people do regain their weight, but what you are doing now is preparing yourself not to be one of those people and while you appreciate her input, you would prefer if she did not give you her Chicken Little account of what your future holds, because you understand that her concerns come from her high regard of you, but would appreciate it if she just was there as a sideline cheerleader instead. . .
Congrats on your doing what you need to in order to begin on the right foot. . .
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Cindi....I agree with Laureen....be nice to your friend but tell her you don't need to hear it.....you are going to do your best and that is good enough.
Hope you get your knees better before surgery....NO NSAIDs after surgery. After I had surgery my knees got so much better....I had SYNVISC injections and I haven't had a problem since. Good luck!!
Have a god day....hugs....connie d
Hope you get your knees better before surgery....NO NSAIDs after surgery. After I had surgery my knees got so much better....I had SYNVISC injections and I haven't had a problem since. Good luck!!
Have a god day....hugs....connie d
Cindi:
When I told my mother I was having the surgery, the first thing she said was, "you're going to gain it all back. Everyone who has the surgery gains it back." Everyone has someone like that in their life. One of my friends, Mary Kay, gave me a book that detailed this horror story of someone who had all these complications and wound up having a revision. Funny thing is now Mary Kay is considering having surgery.
So no matter what our friends/relatives say, you have to make your decision based on what's best for you and what you will do with your life. Yes, some people do regain (Carnie Wilson is the most famous example), but many others don't. The surgery is a tool and it's how you use it that matters.
As for the knees, I feel your pain ... I really do. After losing 180 (and yes, regaining 30, but I'm getting back on the wagon now) and having two knee replacement surgeries on the same knee, I'm still not good. After surgery, you may not be able to take NSAIDs; ice is always good.
When I told my mother I was having the surgery, the first thing she said was, "you're going to gain it all back. Everyone who has the surgery gains it back." Everyone has someone like that in their life. One of my friends, Mary Kay, gave me a book that detailed this horror story of someone who had all these complications and wound up having a revision. Funny thing is now Mary Kay is considering having surgery.
So no matter what our friends/relatives say, you have to make your decision based on what's best for you and what you will do with your life. Yes, some people do regain (Carnie Wilson is the most famous example), but many others don't. The surgery is a tool and it's how you use it that matters.
As for the knees, I feel your pain ... I really do. After losing 180 (and yes, regaining 30, but I'm getting back on the wagon now) and having two knee replacement surgeries on the same knee, I'm still not good. After surgery, you may not be able to take NSAIDs; ice is always good.
Cindi
I agree with Laureen and Connie. I'm just not as classy about it..... I told the naysayers that I was going to do this, it was for me, I knew the risks, etc, etc, and if they didn't have anything positive to say, to please say nothing at all. And I stuck to my request. Most people were great about it, I got some positive reinforcement, and the one person who wouldn't let it go was not really a friend. I'm 5 years out, struggling with a small regain and doing (successfully) what I need to do to lose it. The one person *****mained negative and outspoken about it still weighs in at about 300 lbs and is still negative. And not in my life.
Her loss. Not mine. (Well, actually it IS my loss, but I'm talking about the weight loss, not the friendship.....)
Tell it like it is. True friends will be there for you.
And come here as often as you need to. We've all been there, and we understand.
Candy
I agree with Laureen and Connie. I'm just not as classy about it..... I told the naysayers that I was going to do this, it was for me, I knew the risks, etc, etc, and if they didn't have anything positive to say, to please say nothing at all. And I stuck to my request. Most people were great about it, I got some positive reinforcement, and the one person who wouldn't let it go was not really a friend. I'm 5 years out, struggling with a small regain and doing (successfully) what I need to do to lose it. The one person *****mained negative and outspoken about it still weighs in at about 300 lbs and is still negative. And not in my life.
Her loss. Not mine. (Well, actually it IS my loss, but I'm talking about the weight loss, not the friendship.....)
Tell it like it is. True friends will be there for you.
And come here as often as you need to. We've all been there, and we understand.
Candy
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