TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (August)
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Weigh in Week 4
PW: 395.8
CW: 393.81 -
therealbluenote wrote: »My best friend passed away tonight. I’m going to take a break from MFP and social media for a bit. I don’t know what that means for this group, whether I get booted or can stay. I will keep trying to track and keep up with weighing. I just need some silent time to stop the noise in my head.
@therealbluenote my heart breaks for your loss. Know that we are here for you as you mourn your friend. You take all the time you need and try to show yourself love in the process. If you need to cry, cry. If you need to scream, then by all means do. If you need to vent, do - we are here for you. Wishing you solace in the cherished memories made over the years. Big, big hugs!!!
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CW: 290.7
Like several others right now I'm reading but not really responding through everyone's ups and downs, I'm currently in a mental down right now with family in the hospital again. My mother in law was admitted for shortness of breath on Monday and they found a 99% blockage in her LAD and had a stent placed, but she is still not feeling well. If any of you could spare a healing thought or prayer it would be deeply appreciated.
@KimR_1986 Prayers for strength and healing. I hope your MIL is recovering well and you are taking care of yourself with everything going on. Hugs to you as well.1 -
Okay ya'll - I know I have been hit or miss and it is totally all my fault. I have a lot to say tonight - sorry for the long post... and if you reach the end - thanks for hanging the whole time!
Thanks to all for the support here - letting me vent and just purge my thoughts. I started this restart in October - fet up with being me and fet up with my body aching and not allowing me to do me - or anything I wanted to do. Well - in reality, I had an injury that set me down for close to a year before I could be up and confident and just when I was ready to jump back out, injury #2 that shut down an anniversary vacation and my ability to just take myself anywhere I wanted to go last fall (aka anywhere my college boy was playing his game) while hubs was a great sport and drove me to and from (cause I could drive okay - just couldn't walk well) it still made ME feel like a failure to myself. So on that journey to a game, stumbling out of the car and trying to hit the rest stop and limping in, I decided to jump back on here and restart.
I took October and just logged and kept doing me (well eating part anyway - my exercise was a no go - thanks injuries) I watched my weight rise even further during that month. In November, I made a doc appointment and started my changes before that appointment. I also made a decision that I was NOT putting ANYTHING in my body - no tylenol, no aspirin, no motrin, no BCP, no nyquil, just NO. I had already talked to my OB about this and it was time to think about that dreadful testing for hormones anyway so she left that in my hands on when to stop and when to test. I changed my eating, attentive to my thoughts and happily chatted with my primary about all the things I was going to and in process of changing in diet. My bp was higher (in doc office very high - not nearly as high at home - nor in hospital when I had surgery so we knew the docs office scared me ... haha more than surgery I guess!) The gut punch was the lab work - that came back with mostly all high levels - so now I had highest weight ever, high bp, and high cholesteral. Oh yeah - and that great Christmas present of the lovely hormone test telling me I am super old. (what they forgot to say was that I was super old but would still get surprise visits that would knock me on my butt more often than not (like THIS week where it has had me down for DAYS) so really it was a sike - just old in name but you get the garbage of being young
I was supposed to test again in the spring - and got covid right at testing time. Since I read alot and heard some stories about those that tested high for cholesterol after covid, I pushed it off. I told myself next month - next month. Well - we all know how that goes. So long story short, haha - who am I kidding - a real computer keyboard and I write a book! So again, long story short, I am coming up here 9 months after testing and I was holding steady on the weight ( a steady drop of 20ish lbs but felt like a failure cause I had almost 30 and gained some back). I was scared to make a doc appointment because I just knew that although my weight was down, it wasn't enough. While I felt my bp was better, I wasn't testing it myself enough and just knew it was raised again.. and of course, if I made the appointment, I would have to test the blood and I knew that would be sky high and she would want meds.
So this chicka decided last week to test the bp a couple times and woohoo - it came back normal ranges - just like it has when randomly testing over the months since I stopped the bcp but since I was not doing it every week I didn't trust my numbers. The weight this week has been holding steady and I just decided I was needing to test like now- so paid the funds and got the test done. Went yesterday and got results today. Not only did this chicka have that steady normal bp and holding on that 20lb loss - but she actually brought all her numbers into normal range for her cholesterol except one - and that one we dropped 56pts. I am now "near normal" in that one instead of on the high side of "high"
I am taking this victory and really cherishing it. If you put your mind to things, you CAN make changes - they may not always be easily seen, or easily tracked or even easily felt... but just knowing that all these small changes over these past 9 months have really changed MY direction for MY health has me flying high.
And oh yeah - just for full transparency - I am cutting back on exercise these next couple weeks as I AM going on that postponed anniversary vacation and since the last 2 years, I hurt myself doing NOTHING, I am not going to push my legs. I will exercise somewhat as I was - but rethinking the push I was just beginning to make to jump back into step aerobics and more weightlifting involving the knee joint I tried last week... while it worked out okay I am NOT risking it. It can wait until end of September! I have a treat planned on vacation - Yeah - cheesecake or a couple drinks - but the real one - I am planning a zip lining adventure and I can't wait!! Told you all I was flying high
If you made it this far - thanks for listening to this
chicka who keeps all her issues to herself and
doesn't share her journey like she probably
should with those she lives with - it is easier to not take that "makeup" off at home
@Sandkp thank you so much for this beautiful share. A difficult journey but you persevered. Huge congratulations on all the victories here. You are an inspiration. Hoping you enjoy much of that well deserved vacation. 🤗
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MUAC Daily Post:
Saturday (8/26)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes - Gross Under / 💧148 oz.
Exercise: Yes
Goals/Day/Comments: All is well, life is just chaotic at the moment. Great job everyone.0 -
therealbluenote wrote: »Hi friends, I’m confused. Do we just stop posting now and wait until there is a September thread? And what does this mean that I read on the new join thread:
“We will be using your August Week 4 Weights as your July starting weights.”
@therealbluenote There is a September thread ready and waiting. Just scroll down a bit farther in "Discussions". Since you are a Saturday weigher, today's weight will be your starting weight for the September Challenge. You will weigh-in a week from now for your September week #1 weigh-in.0 -
therealbluenote wrote: »Weigh in Week 4
PW: 395.8
CW: 393.8
@DaffyGirl88, @Krysless2 This was entered incorrectly into the spreadsheet.0 -
therealbluenote wrote: »Weigh in Week 4
PW: 395.8
CW: 393.8
@DaffyGirl88, @Krysless2 This was entered incorrectly into the spreadsheet.
So fix it? 🤷♀️ Haven't been in the spreadsheet today.0 -
therealbluenote wrote: »Hi friends, I’m confused. Do we just stop posting now and wait until there is a September thread? And what does this mean that I read on the new join thread:
“We will be using your August Week 4 Weights as your July starting weights.”
@therealbluenote you post here for today's MUAC and then starting tomorrow you post in the September thread. Kinda confusing since it's still August but our weeks run Sunday to Saturday .
Whatever your last weigh in was in August will be your starting weight for September. Regardless of what day it was on.
Hope you are doing well. Have been thinking about you. 💕1 -
@JbeanR0212 I have been stockpiling songs for you to dance to (even though you never asked 😁) but have to tell you to check out Jerusalema by Burma Boy. Every time I hear that song the beat gets into my spine and I find myself bopping around the rest of the day. 😊🥰1
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JbeanR0212 wrote: »
@Sandkp thank you so much for this beautiful share. A difficult journey but you persevered. Huge congratulations on all the victories here. You are an inspiration. Hoping you enjoy much of that well deserved vacation. 🤗
@JbeanR0212 Thanks so much! It was a much-needed journal entry. Thanks for the well wishes - so looking forward to vacation. My flying high this week took me into a deep dive off the dizzy train for the end of the week. Seriously just got a super dizzy whatever that overcame me Thursday and just getting back into being upright and the world not spinning. Good news - I still have a couple weeks to shake it all before I fly high on vacation!2 -
@daffygirl88 I do miss the dancing to celebrate everyone! I stopped doing it because I started to notice some effects on the MFP community as a whole I didn’t like.
1) Deserving people overlooked and unrecognized
2) Rewards given when unhealthy behaviors resulted in the celebration
3) Focus got so broad I had a hard time keeping up.
I tried to keep doing it in silence because it kept me encouraged but it just wasn’t the same without anyone else to recommend songs or join me. I haven’t found a good replacement but I might consider starting it back up with an exclusive limitation to TBBT.
Music is the language of the soul and I enjoy nearly every genre. You came straight outta left field and threw me for a loop with that one! I love how the lyrics have your spirit in a state of calm celebration (although I have no clue what they are actually saying) while the beat has your heart rate pounding. Suggest away my friend!1 -
@sandkp stress/anxiety induced vertigo? I know you just had labs but an iron deficiency or low/high blood pressure? Inner ear imbalance? There could be so many different factors at play but I know first hand how awful that feeling is. I hope you get it sorted out and feel better soon.0
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Once again I’d like to congratulate our team for holding steady in third place! Even if there are only three teams! 😆 And remember: there wouldn’t even be a third place had it not been for us! 🥉2
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therealbluenote wrote: »Once again I’d like to congratulate our team for holding steady in third place! Even if there are only three teams! 😆 And remember: there wouldn’t even be a third place had it not been for us! 🥉
@therealbluenote I love your spirit! 😂 You keep trying to pull us up to second 🥈 but the rest of us keep weighing you down. 😉1 -
Saturday 27 August
Track: no
Under: no
Exercise: yes
I was doing ok until I got into the vodka. 🥴 And with that I'll be moving on over to the September thread. I will "try" to get caught up on the MUAC posts today, but no promises. Most of y'all know I've been pretty stressed at work lately, with no end in sight for the foreseeable future. Today I need to get caught up on housework and TRY to finish a quilt I'm making for my niece who had a baby afew weeks ago. Somewhat stressed at the moment with work and personal obligations and trying not to find solace in food or 🍷.
Hope y'all have a great day! 🌞2 -
susanshaughnessy80 wrote: »Friday, August 26
Tracked: yes
Under: no
Exercise: yes; indoor & outdoor walk
Comments: I have managed to take off almost 3 pounds of my vacation indulgences this week! Back to tracking and it actually feels good. I also had a goal of eating no added sugar yesterday and I made it. 👏🏻🎉
@susanshaughnessy80 congrats on losing the vacation weight!! I never thought you'd keep it forever. 2 -
DaffyGirl88 wrote: »therealbluenote wrote: »Hi friends, I’m confused. Do we just stop posting now and wait until there is a September thread? And what does this mean that I read on the new join thread:
“We will be using your August Week 4 Weights as your July starting weights.”
@therealbluenote you post here for today's MUAC and then starting tomorrow you post in the September thread. Kinda confusing since it's still August but our weeks run Sunday to Saturday .
Whatever your last weigh in was in August will be your starting weight for September. Regardless of what day it was on.
Hope you are doing well. Have been thinking about you. 💕
@therealbluenote my reading comprehension skills are lacking lately. Case in point - I showed up at the wrong restaurant for book club the other night!
Ashley is a little overwhelemd ATM and she meant to say September (not July). Also, the September thread is already up:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10872262/team-the-big-butt-theory-september#latest1
