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14 February 2014

I have been so busy lately, need to take more time to record in my FS journal & touch basis with my buddies. Above all I need to keep trying to lose weight, even though it doesn't seem to be working for me very well right now. At least if by keeping at it I'm more aware of what I'm putting into my mouth, etc., & where I need to work harder to improve. I have bee exercycling, & just started Physical Therapy again in prep for left hip replacement. I've also been put onto a CPAP machine for sleep apnea. This is partly why I haven't been on lately, as I'm trying to get used to sleeping with what feels like a giant amoeba sucked fast to my face, LOL! But it is seriously helping my apnea. I don't snore anymore & don't have to nap every 5 or 6 hours as I did before due to not enough deep sleep at night. I've been usually waking up feeling well rested lately. For the last several years I've been plagued with night time foot & leg cramps, & the only way I've found to stop them is to get up & walk around, & take a muscle relaxer. Flexeril is what I use & it usually works quite well for me. My Dr's haven't been able to figure out why I have these cramps. Drinking more water as some have suggested doesn't seem to help. Eating a banana after dinner also helps some, due to the potassium content. I thought the cramps were probably due to problems in my lower back, but Dr's say that doesn't normally cause cramps. So, ??? Hubby gave me a gorgeous heart-shaped box of Dove milk chocolate truffles for Valentines Day, & I'm trying to be a good girl with them & not pig out. I've eaten 5, & will try to eat only 3 a day (which the box says is "1 serving" per day from now on. I just splurged a little today cuz of the holiday. Hubby also ate 1, so that's a few less calories & carbs for me to worry about, LOL. I had a colonoscopy on Tuesday, just a routine thing, & they removed several polyps, but Dr doesn't think it's cause for concern since they're so small. Will know for sure in about a week. I couldn't eat anything all day Monday, til after noon Tuesday, so I hope I lost a pound or two. BUT, daughter took me out to eat last nite, so I may have gained a pound or two from that. Sigh. Physical Therapy should help me lose weight too, & I'm exercycling more now too. Just trying to stay positive & keep plugging along.

26 January 2014

Weigh-in: 266.2 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 46.2 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (6 comments) losing 8.4 lb a week

25 January 2014

I bicycled for 12.17 minutes today. Certainly not spectacular, but good for me with my leg problems, etc. I plan to cycle at least every other day, increasing by 30 seconds each time. Will see how this goes. I know my Ortho Dr & his Assistant will be very happy to hear of my efforts. I am doing pretty well with my food choices but had trouble staying asleep last night, finally got up about 2 am & got on the computer for about an hour. Had a "midnight" snack of a small handful of raw blanched almonds & a bit of mini semi-sweet choc chips. Slept well after that. This am's breakfast was 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon shredded cheddar & 1 tablespoon French fried onions. Yum! Good compensation for my earlier snack, will hold me til lunch. Feeling nice & optimistic about eating right, getting stronger & healthier & reaching my weight loss goals. My 1st goal is to lose the weight I've gained since my hip & knee surgeries & the 2 infections afterwards. This amount was about 15 lbs. I was fluctuating around 250 lbs before the surgeries, so that is my goal for now. EEZY PEEZY! :)

22 January 2014

Well, I got a good kick in the pants to motivate me to get back to eating better & getting the pounds off. I saw my Ortho surgeon's assistant yesterday, about having my left hip replaced. I've already had both knees & my right hip replaced, so this will be the last leg joint & I'll be good to go as far as walking, & will be much more able to exercise & lose weight. They x-rayed my hip, & as I expected he says my left hip is in very bad shape. In shame I told him I've gained about 15 of the 40 lbs I lost for my right hip & knee surgeries back in 2012-13. But I quickly added that I'm getting back on track & intend to lose that weight & more before my left hip replacement. I am to see him again in 6 weeks, & hope to have lost at least most of the 15 lbs I've gained by then. Hubby & I have been eating better the last couple of days. We've re-committed ourselves to losing weight & eating right as a permanent lifestyle change. We are tracking our daily calories & carbs, & will weigh in every Sunday. So no more nonsense, we are going to make this happen. We plan to lose weight slowly, 1 or 2 lbs a week, as we believe this is the only effective way to keep it off, giving the mind & emotions as well as the body a proper chance to adjust to the changes as we get thinner & healthier. Because of my severe arthritis about the only exercise I can do is my recumbent exercycle. Because of the pain from 2 infections I got after the right hip replacement I really didn't get any Physical Therapy after either the hip or the subsequent knee replacement surgeries. I could easily use these facts as excuses for having gained the weight I have, but I won't. I know I could have done better than I have. But that is all in the past, & I now look to a bright, healthy, thinner me in the near future.
Weigh-in: 271.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 51.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (5 comments) gaining 3.6 lb a week

15 January 2014

I am a binge over eater, I know it, must learn to live with it. Binging seems terrible at the time, as it should, but in the "big picture" it's not a super big deal. It's important for me as a binge eater to realize that this WILL happen sometimes, but as long as I keep eating right overall, it can't do that much harm. For example, since before Christmas my Hubby had said I could have a bag of M&M's peanuts with the little Christmas symbols. Well, we only go to the city to shop once a month, & I never got my M&M's. I didn't want just a teeny snack-size bag, but not a huge bag either. On Monday we did our once-a-month city shopping & I reminded him I never got my M&M's when were in line at the checkout. He said we don't have time to get them now, then noticed some bags of them right behind us on a display rack. I grabbed a bag & came giggling back. It was a HUGE, party size bag, LOL! I've been trying to be good & eat just a little at a time, but you know how that goes. But I am trying to behave, & I know this will pass & I will lose the weight. I also realize the more I "cheat", the longer it will take. But, I think it's better to recognize my compulsion & try to control the sources of that temptation than to deny my nature & suffer an uncontrolled pattern of binging, regret & depression. I hope this reasoning helps someone else, as it is helping me.
Weigh-in: 267.4 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 47.4 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (8 comments) gaining 0.1 lb a week

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