Daily Maintenance Weigh In - Tuesday 2/19

Good morning all.

I am incredibly puffy. I have no idea why (my sodium has been well under 2000 for at least the last week) but my hands and ankles are puffy and I'm just bloated. Ick. Stepped on the scale and was 138 this morning, which isn't as high as I expected but that doesn't make the inexplicable puffiness any less annoying.

Other than that a good day. Supposed to get up in the 50's today for one day, then back to highs in the 30's again. Spring, where are you?

171.9, up a tad, but cycling class will take care of that tonight !

Good morning!

179.7 this morning.  I have to 'fess up that I didn't post yesterday because my weight was 181.1.  I was embarrassed and upset with myself.  I know that there is no reason for embarrassment and posting here helps me to stay the course for the long haul.  I fell into old the behavior pattern of hiding the negative until I turned it around.  That kind of behavior helped to get me to more than 300 lbs, and I know better.  So here I am, warts and all, trying to stay honest and keep moving forward.

The next few days will be interesting, as I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy on Friday.  I started the low-fiber diet this morning, which will probably clog things up.  Thursday I start drinking the disgusting sludge, and then will take up residence in the reading room!  I had hoped that, with my sleeve, I wouldn't have to drink the whole gallon and 1/2, but they just told me to start drinking the stuff a couple of hours early.  Oh well, at least my insurance pays for the whole thing and I don't have to cough up hundreds of dollars in deductibles and co-insurances!

157.8 today. Just returned from 3 days in Las Vegas. I don't love the city, but saw Faith Hill and Tim McGraw in an awesome small venue concert!

On Sunday morning after returning home I was up 4 pounds, partly I think from not getting enough water and partly I know for the food choices. But 2 days of being back on track took care of that which was sure nice to see.

Rainy, windy, and cold here for the next couple of days. Back to work too. Everyone have a great day!

176.6

Warm day yesterday.  I went to update my ID's just to find out it was Presidents Day!  Not so successful.

DH is sick, so that contributes to the blahs for yesterday.  

Good morning everyone:

MOm......... wonder why you are bloated? It feels awful and I feel for you.

Momsy55- thank you for your post as I was tempted to do that today.  UP UP UP UP Four.    ( when you binge in the middle of the night than what can you expect ) I too was ashamed and embarassed but life will go on.  I need to be accountable to the group and to myself.

163.7  ( have not been this high since before Christmas )

Back on track today. 

I have a theory. I'm peri-menopausal and only have a cycle once in a blue moon, but when I do it's horrendous. I would bet one is coming on in the next few days.

Glad you posted too!  I let embarrassment and shame rule my life for far too long, and it made me miserable.  Even though it was a little hard to post that I messed up and ate too much, it was so freeing!  The good news is that in posting, rather than hiding, the shame isn't driving me to continue to same destructive behavior. 

150 - I'm eating clean today.

My cat is a pathetic mess. We are making him wear a halter-type collar - can't remember the correct name, getting old - and you'd think I let him borrow my straight jacket. So, we are trying Plan Q and looking for a regular collar that isn't one of those break-free types. Damn cat. He also hurt his back somewhere between the humane trap he was caught in and the kitty jail. He's a shell of the cat we are used to. Sad, in a your-cost-us-$150-to-get-you-out-jail kind of way.

Also, my son is going in for a second surgery for an impacted tooth. This is his second "lazy" tooth. Kind of worried (and we know how I do with stress) because the last one didn't go well. Let's just say the surgeon gave me his cell phone number - not a good thing.

So, I'm declaring to eat clean today.

Yikes. Stress on top of stress. Hope son's surgery goes better this time.