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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Silly observations
My wedding ring is loose- which means my fingers have lost weight. I think that's kinda funny.
'a family member' (or 2) are larger than I am- I'm not the 'big one' anymore. Yay.
Today I weight 218. I'm so glad to be out of the 220's. That seemed to take forever to get out of. I'm still kinda 'bloaty' so I hope that in the next day or two that I lose a few more lbs when that's over with. I looked at my BMI and so far I've lost 10.3 BMI points. I have almost 13 left to go.
Today my mom told me my skinny sister just lost more weight and is 141 right now (she's also tall) - so that's about my end weight goal- I won't be as skinny as her- but almost if I hit that number.
I'm 8 lbs away from being 1/2 way to my weight loss goal. Then the next hurdle is getting under 200, then under 180 (that's 100 lbs lost).
I haven't been wearing bracelets- ha- the whole point of the blog- out the window- at least for now. I still might do it- I'll see.
'a family member' (or 2) are larger than I am- I'm not the 'big one' anymore. Yay.
Today I weight 218. I'm so glad to be out of the 220's. That seemed to take forever to get out of. I'm still kinda 'bloaty' so I hope that in the next day or two that I lose a few more lbs when that's over with. I looked at my BMI and so far I've lost 10.3 BMI points. I have almost 13 left to go.
Today my mom told me my skinny sister just lost more weight and is 141 right now (she's also tall) - so that's about my end weight goal- I won't be as skinny as her- but almost if I hit that number.
I'm 8 lbs away from being 1/2 way to my weight loss goal. Then the next hurdle is getting under 200, then under 180 (that's 100 lbs lost).
I haven't been wearing bracelets- ha- the whole point of the blog- out the window- at least for now. I still might do it- I'll see.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Results
Month one: Lost a total of 30 lbs!
I'm a week into month 2 and am at 7 down right now.
Bad news- nothing is staying down- but the weight is falling off... not back to work yet- I feel ok as long as I'm not eating. I do get tired out quickly though. My energy levels need a swift kick in the butt.
I'm a week into month 2 and am at 7 down right now.
Bad news- nothing is staying down- but the weight is falling off... not back to work yet- I feel ok as long as I'm not eating. I do get tired out quickly though. My energy levels need a swift kick in the butt.
Monday, June 13, 2011
I have a decent(ish) waistline again
I looked in the mirror sideways and guess what? I didn't cringe! I actually look ok - things are slimming down- quite a bit actually- which I am very glad about. I started - boo-- but the scale says 231. Usually I gain 5 lbs so if I lose 5 in a few days- that will be great! My mom got me a dress at Target the other day- it fit- but I think it will look better after I lose another little bit of weight (like 15 or so).
Thursday, June 9, 2011
228 today
I've gotten past the 50 lb mark and my next little hurdle was getting below the 230's. Today the scale said 228. Yay. I didn't dare step on it again in case it was a mistake or something. I hope the 220's go much faster than the 230's did. That seemed to take forever.
6 more days and I will be at the one month point. So far since surgery I've lost 30 lbs in month one. That's OK I guess.
I'm hoping for month two to have me lose at least 15- maybe 20- that would be cool.
6 more days and I will be at the one month point. So far since surgery I've lost 30 lbs in month one. That's OK I guess.
I'm hoping for month two to have me lose at least 15- maybe 20- that would be cool.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
50 down since last summer
Today we went to my MILs house for swimming with Evan's cousins. My sister was there and her and MIL both said they could really tell that I've lost weight. That's good. I swam (well its a shallow pool- so more like soaked) and then was supposed to go to my moms house but I just don't have enough energy for that too today. I'm slowly getting energy- but I'm still really drained.
The scale said 230 today. I didn't hop back on it to see if it would still say that- I was happy enough and moved along. Now to tackle the 220's.
I'm definitely thinner than my MIL now and close to my sisters size- she weighs less than I do (I think) but not by all that much anymore. Soon I'll be smaller than her. (this makes me happy)
The scale said 230 today. I didn't hop back on it to see if it would still say that- I was happy enough and moved along. Now to tackle the 220's.
I'm definitely thinner than my MIL now and close to my sisters size- she weighs less than I do (I think) but not by all that much anymore. Soon I'll be smaller than her. (this makes me happy)
Friday, June 3, 2011
2 week follow up appt
My 2 week follow up went well. I lost according to their scales- 11 lbs- which is not correct seeing as I had gained a bit before surgery-- but they were pleased with the amount that I had lost.
I am now allowed to eat REAL FOOD- not just drink stuff. Yay! Sipping 'food' is for the birds. I can have a few things now and each week they add a few more things to the list. I have a followup appt in 4 more weeks. I think I weigh 234 today... something like that. I do feel dehydrated though. I need to drink way way more than I currently am. I still can't wait to be out of the 230's. Baby steps.
I am now allowed to eat REAL FOOD- not just drink stuff. Yay! Sipping 'food' is for the birds. I can have a few things now and each week they add a few more things to the list. I have a followup appt in 4 more weeks. I think I weigh 234 today... something like that. I do feel dehydrated though. I need to drink way way more than I currently am. I still can't wait to be out of the 230's. Baby steps.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
OK body, point taken....
I ate food-- real food. (3 pieces of small, thin lunchmeat and a touch of ricotta cheese). Needless to say, it didn't stay down. This is the 2nd time I ate something and it happened. The other time was when I had a bite of chicken fried rice- then thought- wow this is good, I want just a little more... my stomach is telling me no- I can't have that... I guess its good in a way- so I won't have any chance at all of gaining weight.
Today I woke up at a respectable time. Yippee. I even did a little housework, Emphasis on little. I'd really love to go clothes shopping! Not a whole new wardrobe kind of thing- just a little bit of new things to replace some of the old junk that doesn't fit anymore. Energy is the only thing holding me back.
Today I woke up at a respectable time. Yippee. I even did a little housework, Emphasis on little. I'd really love to go clothes shopping! Not a whole new wardrobe kind of thing- just a little bit of new things to replace some of the old junk that doesn't fit anymore. Energy is the only thing holding me back.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Bracelet #2
I flew by bracelet #2 while I was sleeping and recuperating... 244 is #2... and I'm nearly at bracelet #3 (a few more days) Today the scale said 237.
I walked into the hospital weighing 258.
Week 1: Lost 17 lbs (241)
Week 2 so far: 4 lbs (237)
So far I've lost 21 lbs after surgery! :) Hurray!
From my highest weight of 280- I am down a total of 43 lbs.
Today Evan said 'mom you're skinnier down there' pointing to my butt. Yay- he can tell I lost some weight- its pretty noticeable to me. Not sure if anyone else will notice or not though.
I walked into the hospital weighing 258.
Week 1: Lost 17 lbs (241)
Week 2 so far: 4 lbs (237)
So far I've lost 21 lbs after surgery! :) Hurray!
From my highest weight of 280- I am down a total of 43 lbs.
Today Evan said 'mom you're skinnier down there' pointing to my butt. Yay- he can tell I lost some weight- its pretty noticeable to me. Not sure if anyone else will notice or not though.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
I had surgery!
So the big day came and went. The whole ride down I was thinking of chickening out. When I was getting undressed, I wanted to chicken out. i was about to say something, then they drugged me up... I am glad I went thru it. It needed to be done.
Here's as brief of play by play I can do:
Night before- Evan went to my sisters house to spend the night.
6:00AM- got up and cleaned up, finished packing, took off my ring and we drove to Akron. We were just a hair early. Then we waited in the waiting room - they asked about my allergies 'Dilaudid, penacillin, codeine'. I think I told 10 different people that day my allergies. When I got into the area where you're kinda prepped before surgery, they told me there was a last minute emergency in the ER and Dr. Chlysta was pushing back my surgery by about 2 hours or so. We waited and waited... then at I have no idea what time 1?2?3? I was finally being wheeled into the OR. I don't really remember much of that at all.
When I woke up in recovery, Paul was there with me and I hear the person saying 'we just gave her dilaudid....' and my son was too young to come upstairs. Oh boy. I told them about the allergy, then said, 'Look, I won't make a big deal about the dialudid and you get my son up here right now.' I was shocked they made such a dumb mistake- thankfully I just get massive hives from it- not die or anything... benadryl was given but I was still itchy for quite a while.
Evan came up to see me - he was a little freaked out- they gave me gifts. I fell back asleep from the benadryl- I guess I was talking and all of a sudden my face went limp or something and I started fading out- so everyone left.
I got to my room and they removed the cathader. I needed to get cleaned up so I went to the bathroom- I had to really push to go pee. It was weird. They said that was from the cathader. (I don't know how to spell cathader). Then I had to walk. I walked the whole floor like a normal person at normal speed. All the nurses were shouting things like 'go speedy!' my attendant with me shouted back 'she just got out of OR'.
Lots more walking around, lots of sleeping, lots of drugs, the days blended together (and still kinda do)
They gave me a PINT of Vicotin. A pint? Who am I? Courtney Love? I have a ton left. I stopped taking it days ago. Paul wants to keep it around in case he gets a migraine (which happens every now and then). I'm on Tylenol (liquid adult kind).
Eating is weird, I'm sick of talking about eating and the crappy food I'm allowed to have right now- so I'll save that for some other time.
The good stuff:
Day of surgery (Weds 5/18) I weighed 258 according to my scale.
Today (Tues 5/24) I weigh 242. 16 down and it's not quite a week yet. Some of that weight was new weight from the week long not looking at what I was eating because I'll never have it again pig out session. I gained 7 lbs that week so much of that 16 I lost was 'new weight' so not all that impressive. I loved seeing the scale go thru the 240's pretty fast though (a matter of just a few days) and I hope it flies thru the 230's and 220's the same way.
My buddy that had the sleeve is now 6 lbs away from being in the 100's. I can't wait til I can say that- it'll be a huge hurdle to get over!
Here's as brief of play by play I can do:
Night before- Evan went to my sisters house to spend the night.
6:00AM- got up and cleaned up, finished packing, took off my ring and we drove to Akron. We were just a hair early. Then we waited in the waiting room - they asked about my allergies 'Dilaudid, penacillin, codeine'. I think I told 10 different people that day my allergies. When I got into the area where you're kinda prepped before surgery, they told me there was a last minute emergency in the ER and Dr. Chlysta was pushing back my surgery by about 2 hours or so. We waited and waited... then at I have no idea what time 1?2?3? I was finally being wheeled into the OR. I don't really remember much of that at all.
When I woke up in recovery, Paul was there with me and I hear the person saying 'we just gave her dilaudid....' and my son was too young to come upstairs. Oh boy. I told them about the allergy, then said, 'Look, I won't make a big deal about the dialudid and you get my son up here right now.' I was shocked they made such a dumb mistake- thankfully I just get massive hives from it- not die or anything... benadryl was given but I was still itchy for quite a while.
Evan came up to see me - he was a little freaked out- they gave me gifts. I fell back asleep from the benadryl- I guess I was talking and all of a sudden my face went limp or something and I started fading out- so everyone left.
I got to my room and they removed the cathader. I needed to get cleaned up so I went to the bathroom- I had to really push to go pee. It was weird. They said that was from the cathader. (I don't know how to spell cathader). Then I had to walk. I walked the whole floor like a normal person at normal speed. All the nurses were shouting things like 'go speedy!' my attendant with me shouted back 'she just got out of OR'.
Lots more walking around, lots of sleeping, lots of drugs, the days blended together (and still kinda do)
They gave me a PINT of Vicotin. A pint? Who am I? Courtney Love? I have a ton left. I stopped taking it days ago. Paul wants to keep it around in case he gets a migraine (which happens every now and then). I'm on Tylenol (liquid adult kind).
Eating is weird, I'm sick of talking about eating and the crappy food I'm allowed to have right now- so I'll save that for some other time.
The good stuff:
Day of surgery (Weds 5/18) I weighed 258 according to my scale.
Today (Tues 5/24) I weigh 242. 16 down and it's not quite a week yet. Some of that weight was new weight from the week long not looking at what I was eating because I'll never have it again pig out session. I gained 7 lbs that week so much of that 16 I lost was 'new weight' so not all that impressive. I loved seeing the scale go thru the 240's pretty fast though (a matter of just a few days) and I hope it flies thru the 230's and 220's the same way.
My buddy that had the sleeve is now 6 lbs away from being in the 100's. I can't wait til I can say that- it'll be a huge hurdle to get over!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Countdown to surgery: 2 days
Wow- 2 days...
Later today I'll be getting my big check in the mail. I also took the day off of work so I can finish all the pesky things I need to do around the house. My sister is keeping Evan overnight on Tuesday for me so I won't have to worry about him. She's also going to pick me up on Friday- I'm very thankful for that.
I need to figure out what I need to drink for the next 2 days before I go to bed to coat my stomach- I can't recall what on earth it was that they told me to take Milk of Magnesia? I don't recall at all.
I also get to find out about the money issues. Yay for money issues (sarcasm).
Evan's going to be excited to spend the night at Noah's house- they are best buddies- he'll be so thrilled to go over there.
Later today I'll be getting my big check in the mail. I also took the day off of work so I can finish all the pesky things I need to do around the house. My sister is keeping Evan overnight on Tuesday for me so I won't have to worry about him. She's also going to pick me up on Friday- I'm very thankful for that.
I need to figure out what I need to drink for the next 2 days before I go to bed to coat my stomach- I can't recall what on earth it was that they told me to take Milk of Magnesia? I don't recall at all.
I also get to find out about the money issues. Yay for money issues (sarcasm).
Evan's going to be excited to spend the night at Noah's house- they are best buddies- he'll be so thrilled to go over there.
Countdown to Surgery: 3 days
The house is a disaster.
I've been eating poorly.
My allergies are going nuts.
Not too nervous today. I think I got rid of a lot of the money jitters the other day. No sense in worrying about it til tomorrow when I find out more info.
I've been eating poorly.
My allergies are going nuts.
Not too nervous today. I think I got rid of a lot of the money jitters the other day. No sense in worrying about it til tomorrow when I find out more info.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Today I was a slug
I did nothing today. Well, I got the mail, fed Evan and made brownies- but that's it. Slug city. Its been raining and I have a headache- party from caffeine, not taking my medicine yet, and probably being dehydrated a bit from not having anything to drink yet today.
I have so much to do and I'm being so lazy.
I have so much to do and I'm being so lazy.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Countdown to Surgery: 4 days
I know it's just after midnight, but 4 days left.... wow! That's getting scarier. I'm trying to let go of things that I have no control over and find a way for it to all work out. (Really hard for a control freak like me)
My mom ended up not keeping Evan for the night so I'm not going to Berea to sell stuff tomorrow. I guess I'm kinda glad in a way- its probably going to rain tomorrow and its far and I wouldn't get much sleep. I need my sleep!
I've been camping out with Evan downstairs each night because of the CPAP machine... it's just easier to have it plugged in downstairs. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish the house and get everything in order. I worked a lot the other day- but everything was so terrible that it barely made a dent. I had to handwash dishes (gasp!) and the washing machine is still not working. That really sucks. I can't wait til those are both fixed. What a pain in the butt. I keep trying to remember to move all the heavy stuff around all over the place before the surgery-- I won't be able to lift anything for 6 weeks afterwards.
I'm trying not to freak out about money- no sense in freaking over the weekend, right? Tomorrow I have big plans with Evan- we're making brownies and homemade ice cream. It will be fun to bake with him tomorrow, he really likes it.
My mom ended up not keeping Evan for the night so I'm not going to Berea to sell stuff tomorrow. I guess I'm kinda glad in a way- its probably going to rain tomorrow and its far and I wouldn't get much sleep. I need my sleep!
I've been camping out with Evan downstairs each night because of the CPAP machine... it's just easier to have it plugged in downstairs. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish the house and get everything in order. I worked a lot the other day- but everything was so terrible that it barely made a dent. I had to handwash dishes (gasp!) and the washing machine is still not working. That really sucks. I can't wait til those are both fixed. What a pain in the butt. I keep trying to remember to move all the heavy stuff around all over the place before the surgery-- I won't be able to lift anything for 6 weeks afterwards.
I'm trying not to freak out about money- no sense in freaking over the weekend, right? Tomorrow I have big plans with Evan- we're making brownies and homemade ice cream. It will be fun to bake with him tomorrow, he really likes it.
Countdown to surgery: 5 days
Today I had a series of freak outs.
1. Money
2. Money
3. Surgery panic
I made tons of phonecalls and might have some things figured out for the better. Maybe.
The $4400 check will be arriving on Monday- but I wasn't able to get the other $2000 like I had thought I would. That's where the freaking out started.
Chase also messed up on my health care acct and cancelled it (while still deducting the money) so I get a little refund of over $200 for that. That was kinda how I was going to pay for everything- now I have to go back to the drawing board and somehow open another acct and directly pay out of that each month. Blah.
It doesn't help much that literally everyone is driving me nuts.
I can't wait until after surgery when I'm on pain meds and all hopped up and in la-la land. I need a little break.
1. Money
2. Money
3. Surgery panic
I made tons of phonecalls and might have some things figured out for the better. Maybe.
The $4400 check will be arriving on Monday- but I wasn't able to get the other $2000 like I had thought I would. That's where the freaking out started.
Chase also messed up on my health care acct and cancelled it (while still deducting the money) so I get a little refund of over $200 for that. That was kinda how I was going to pay for everything- now I have to go back to the drawing board and somehow open another acct and directly pay out of that each month. Blah.
It doesn't help much that literally everyone is driving me nuts.
I can't wait until after surgery when I'm on pain meds and all hopped up and in la-la land. I need a little break.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
I have a plan!
I'm not one of those people who just whines about problems- I'm a 'fixer' type person. I fix things.
I talked to Dawn about Saturday and we got off topic and I told her about the $6,000. She gave me the best advice ever-- 'do you have a 401(k) with any money in that? You can borrow against it if you do.'
I honestly had no idea how much (if any) I had in there. I thought I had signed up years ago- but couldn't really remember... so I found the website, my user ID was locked, so I called them and she walked me through on how to take out a loan against myself and pay it back with minimal penalties and no interest. I was able to get over $4,000! On Friday, I may be able to take out a second loan that is half the amount of what is left in there- which will end up being around $2,000 more. (that equals- $6,000) WOW! Whatta relief! I was sweating it there for a second. I can use a touch of that money to get caught up with bills too- not too much though. I will have to pay myself back $40 biweekly for 4 years. I have $40 worth of deductions that I can cancel out of my paychecks and use that to pay my 401k back without it making any impact on our budget at all! Woo hoo!!
Since I was on the phone all day, I didn't get much done around the house, so Gail is going to watch Evan for me for a few hours.
I talked to Dawn about Saturday and we got off topic and I told her about the $6,000. She gave me the best advice ever-- 'do you have a 401(k) with any money in that? You can borrow against it if you do.'
I honestly had no idea how much (if any) I had in there. I thought I had signed up years ago- but couldn't really remember... so I found the website, my user ID was locked, so I called them and she walked me through on how to take out a loan against myself and pay it back with minimal penalties and no interest. I was able to get over $4,000! On Friday, I may be able to take out a second loan that is half the amount of what is left in there- which will end up being around $2,000 more. (that equals- $6,000) WOW! Whatta relief! I was sweating it there for a second. I can use a touch of that money to get caught up with bills too- not too much though. I will have to pay myself back $40 biweekly for 4 years. I have $40 worth of deductions that I can cancel out of my paychecks and use that to pay my 401k back without it making any impact on our budget at all! Woo hoo!!
Since I was on the phone all day, I didn't get much done around the house, so Gail is going to watch Evan for me for a few hours.
Countdown to surgery: 7 days
Breathe Kim, breathe. Kellie just called and let me know that my OOP after insurance covers stuff is going to be $6,000. Add that to the $5,000 that I'll owe for co-pays and deductibles and we're at $11,000. Gasping for air. Guess who's gonna have to work full time soon? Uh, yeah, ME.
Money's an issue right now at this moment. I'm going on Saturday with my friend Dawn to sell some of my stockpile. Last week she made $300 in a few hours. I'd love to do that too. I might have $300 worth of stuff- we'll see. I'd love to try to go shopping before Saturday a little more to pick up more items to sell. If I can get into this I could pay off my $11,000 pretty fast- but it would be a lot of extra work for me. It's really fun shopping and finding deals- but I might have to choose- working full time or selling stockpiles this summer- add in the fact that I can't lift anything for 6 weeks and oh boy.... so shopping would have to be really light or I'd have to get a thing with wheels or something. IDK what I'm going to do yet. I'm smart I can figure it all out though, right?
My house is a DISASTER right now- just absolute mess- I have very little time to get everything in order and I'm feeling anxious and overwhelmed with everything going on. I can't talk to Paul about it because it will stress him out more about money. Ugh! I don't like that we are up and down with money. I hope next month he gets a huge commission check.... I hope.... so far as of the 10th he made what he normally makes in a month- so hopefully that's a good sign.
Money's an issue right now at this moment. I'm going on Saturday with my friend Dawn to sell some of my stockpile. Last week she made $300 in a few hours. I'd love to do that too. I might have $300 worth of stuff- we'll see. I'd love to try to go shopping before Saturday a little more to pick up more items to sell. If I can get into this I could pay off my $11,000 pretty fast- but it would be a lot of extra work for me. It's really fun shopping and finding deals- but I might have to choose- working full time or selling stockpiles this summer- add in the fact that I can't lift anything for 6 weeks and oh boy.... so shopping would have to be really light or I'd have to get a thing with wheels or something. IDK what I'm going to do yet. I'm smart I can figure it all out though, right?
My house is a DISASTER right now- just absolute mess- I have very little time to get everything in order and I'm feeling anxious and overwhelmed with everything going on. I can't talk to Paul about it because it will stress him out more about money. Ugh! I don't like that we are up and down with money. I hope next month he gets a huge commission check.... I hope.... so far as of the 10th he made what he normally makes in a month- so hopefully that's a good sign.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Trying not to pig out
Today I had a hot dog and part of a small milk shake- its stuff I won't be able to eat later so I am trying to get stuff out of the way-- really bad decision? Sure.
Yesterday I worked on the house a bit. I got one room done and 3 others are in progress. I have so much more to do its nuts.
Monday I have to see Visiting Nurses for my CPAP machine at 3 and Tuesday I go to Akron again to have a physical. That's early in the morning. Then I have to work on Friday and Sunday and Monday and then that's all the work for about 6 weeks-- woo hoo!
I still have to get so much more done around the house before I go on leave though-- SO much to do and so little time!
Yesterday I worked on the house a bit. I got one room done and 3 others are in progress. I have so much more to do its nuts.
Monday I have to see Visiting Nurses for my CPAP machine at 3 and Tuesday I go to Akron again to have a physical. That's early in the morning. Then I have to work on Friday and Sunday and Monday and then that's all the work for about 6 weeks-- woo hoo!
I still have to get so much more done around the house before I go on leave though-- SO much to do and so little time!
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