Over 200 New Year New Me Part 29

I'm guessing everyone is out enjoying their weekends! I haven't checked in at all since I've been back. I'm having some difficulty getting back on track. I'm going grocery shopping today so hopefully I'll be doing better after we get some food back in our house.

Deb - how about popsicles? I remember my brother eating those like mad when his tonsils came out. I guess you could even make your own with pedialyte or something so that the extra electrolytes would be in there...? Just wondering! Still praying for Serena's recovery.
myworld - how did the grocery shopping go? Just hop back on that horse and you'll be fine! :drinker:

I am still baby sitting my nephew dog. I can not wait to get back into my own bed! I am getting old - I used to be able to lay my head down anywhere and *poof* be out immediately. Now I toss and turn and worry and growl and complain and curse and... :laugh:


check in:

cals: OK
water: working on 100
exercise: 15 min walk - wanted longer but Sparky was like, "Um, no, it's effing hot - I'm turning around!" LOL; PT exercises; Shapely Girl DVD with 3 lb. weights
proud: I feel good! :bigsmile:

Hi Everyone! I have missed you all so terribly!! I feel like I am missing a piece of myself without being able to talk to ladies every day. Stupid Work!! Why does one bad egg have to kill it for all of us???? So I have had a pretty stressful week this past week. For warning there might be some TMI involved........So Tuesday my dh and I went to my OB/GYN to talk about the fertility drugs that I have been on (Only really for one month) but didn't work the first month. Last month (More like 6 weeks) I did an ultrasound and they found a cyst so they didn't let me do the drugs and then I had another one done 2 weeks ago and the cyst had cleared which was GREAT news! I thought this would mean that we got to start up again but the doctor had other plans. She has decided that since I have more than one thing going against me that we should go to a fertility specialist. My dh was checked out and his swimmers are fine so we determined that the problem was me. That hit really hard for me. The doctor didn't say we couldn't get pregnant but I sort of took it that way. I was also told that I had to get my triglycerides down before I got pregnant because I cannot be on the medicine that I am on when I do, so the Dr suggested we hold off on trying for a few months. Here this really hurt and made me realize how important that my eating habits are. So anyways, we called the fertility doctor (to see what she has to say) and made an appt I asked the lady how much it would cost as a ball park figure and she told me without insurance coverage it would be about $650 ($400 just to see the doctor and $250 for a sonagram)!!! OMG I CANNOT AFFORD THAT!! That really bad me freak out! Hopefully when the New Patient Coordinator calls she will be able to give us a better price or we just won't be able to go any further and just hope and pray that we get pregnant. So that was Tuesday. On Wednesday, I opened the mail and found out that are DANG mortgage company has not paid our insurance for the house! What the Heck!! This whole house process has not been a good one. So we call the insurance and find out that our mortgage company called and told our insurance that we were going to start paying for the insurance ourselves. What kind of nonsense is that? No one ever told us this and don't know why it wasn't being taken out but the good thing is that every person that my dh talked to told him that they were suppose to be taking it out and weren't. So hopefully the mortgage company will pay it but I am thinking that we might have to get some lawyers involved because I don't have $1000 to pay to have the insurance paid for. I will say that I am glad that our insurance is willing to work with us and reinstated our policy and made it where we didn't have a lapse in coverage but I am not sure how long they will do that for. Okay, so my rant is over.

Meokk and Teresa - I have started C25k but I have only been able to do W1 D1. I know I started off well and had every intention to keep it up but working 2 jobs and studying for my CPA is starting to get hard to juggle. Hopefully really soon I will be able to figure out when I will be able to get back on a workout schedule. Meook, great job on doing W1 D1 and D2!!! That is awesome! Teresa, Good Luck with starting it this week!

So food wise I have been doing okay. I have been over a few days but not as bad as I usually have been. It ranges from 200-300 calories. If I worked out it would be a lot less!

I did read all the posts but since I hadn't been on in a week it was hard for me to remember everything. Congrats to all that lost this week and glad everyone is doing well.

I did weigh in and I am still at 262.0 so a 0 loss for me.

I sure hope that I get to talk to you all before another week. Miss you all! Love you all too!!
Sorry for the super long post!

Back to STL and ready for a new week. One without all that delcious food that comes with being at Grandma's house!

Saturday check-in:
Cals - OVER!! 1866
Water - 64 oz
Exercise - 25 min walk, 1.85 miles
Proud - We were out on our boat and I water skiied for a bit. Not long and not that well, but considering I haven't skiied in at least 5 years, I'll take it as a good thing. Proud that I was willing to try and put myself out there.

Sunday check-in:
Cals - over (see it's little b/c it's just by a little bit!) 1562 (+129 w/exercise cals)
Water - 64 oz
Exercise - 2.5 mile walk (50 min) at the track. Ran the straightaways, walked the curves
Proud - Exercise! I have exercised every day since I've been home. I would have been OVER if I hadn't. Also made good choices and had a low-calorie dinner.

My computer at home is broken so had to abandon soming on - luckily i can log food through my phone on the adroid app!!

I went to an alternative therapist at the weekend for a colonic irrigation - she found that i have an infection in the intestine and has put me on a candida program - has anyone else heard of this? its basically eating only fruit and veg for the next month to clear it and having another 3 colonics, one every 2 weeks - she said it will stop my brain fog and get rid of my back ache.... i do feel better for it now, but i am a bit worried about cuttting out all sugar and carbs for a month!!

Hey girls!

Meook- I am so proud of you for doing c25k...and going up hills?! Look at you go!

Myworld- I always have a hard time getting back on track after vacations and holidays...Best thing to do is take a deep breath re-evaluate and hop back on the wagon

Deb- I hope Serena is starting to feel better, I can imagine that a 7yr old is hard to keep amused for too long...my step son is 8 so yea I know

Lauren- You are my freaking hero! I hope someday I am as dedicated as you to getting excercis in...you have no idea how inspirational you are being! YOU ROCK!

Julie- Yea...Richmond ALWAYS sucks! I drive to NC to visit my BFF and thats where I always get stuck..I know smoking is bad but if I didnt do it I would prob kill someone sitting in that traffic. I also got stuck there for ever when we went to Busch Gardens...hope you are having fun!

Raider- I am so sorry...I cant imagine how you feel. You have a lot going on. I hope it all resolves itself soon. Trying to get pregnant while under stress is hard. Sending good vibes your way

So I have def let myself go lately...Back up to 201.8 this morning. Surprisingly I am not really upset. I did enjoy just laying low and eating whatever without overthinking how many calories I would have at the end of the day. I am ready to get back on track though! I really really want to shoot for 170lbs by the end of the year, which means 5lbs a month from here on out.

Goal for end of Augut 190 (yea again..lol...it was my end of May, June and July goal too..hah) but this time I will get er done!

I went to a bridal expo yesterday and it was a blast, a lot of cake tasting...yum amazing flavors! But seeing the fashin show reminded me that I want to look HOT in my dress and I better get a move on!

190 HERE I COME! (again)

Cris

Holy smokes! What a weekend!! I've caught up on the posts I missed..sorry about the long winded post but I feel like I missed a ton and I have to fill ya in on the weekend, of course!

POS Me-Which bedroom set did you end up with!? I'm sure your gain is temporary. With all the packing and moving and painting you have been doing! I love that you shared your shopping deals with us!! You and Julie always find the good bargains'!

Blue-Yay for feeling better and being back on the Aleve! You know the Aleve is just a temporary thing! Pretty soon you wont need it at all and will feel great. That's so sweet that you take in cats like that! I would get attached too. My managers family fosters dog and he is constantly telling me about the dogs they get and trying to give them to me. No more pets for me!

Elmox-No Chick Fil A in New York!? Oh I don't know what I would do without that!! Glad to hear you are having a great time on your trip!

Meokk-Doesn't it feel great to know that you CAN run!? Uphill noless! That's awesome! Glad you pushed through and enjoyed the run!

Kerri-Did you stay away from the steak? That's some awesome control and restraint.

raider-Wow! You are having one tuff week girl! I'm sorry to hear that the fertility doctor is going to cost so much money. Maybe the eating more healthy and getting yourself in better physical shape is just what your body needs to get pregnant. Hopefully you wont need that doctor if you can't afford it. I'm so sorry to hear that. Insurance and mortgage company fiasco. It's a headache for everybody especially first time home buyers. I use to work at Countrywide. I feel for you.

Cris-Glad to see you back! It's a new month..let's start it fresh! No excuses and tuff love!? I'm in!


As of this morning I am showing a 1 pound gain. I was so freaking bloated I couldn't wear my rings. That has never happened since I began this journey. I can only imagine how much water I'm retaining. How sure how considering I sweat my ever loving *kitten* off! What was I thinking moving myself in 105 degree weather!? Oh well. We got about 90% done. Just small stuff left. All the big stuff is moved. We didn't break any furniture and only made a few nicks in my roommates book shelf. We were both very impressed and proud of ourselves for being able to do this move ourself up and down 3 flights of stairs. Neither one of us was in too much pain. A couple bruises, scratches and a little muscle soreness. I love this feeling! Thank you all so much for the well wishes and the possible new job. I woke up really refreshed this morning. It's a new month and a new begining for me. I went to the gym just like planned first thing this morning. I showered and got ready there. Not the biggest fan of that but it makes my morning commute less stressful and I get the gym in first thing. Not having to sit in traffic is motivation for me to get my butt out of bed. I took it kind of easy this morning. My lower back is a little sore. I was going to attempt to do w9d2 of c25k but when I started to jog I could feel the tension in my back and decided to stick with the elliptical. I have about 5-10 boxes left to unpack. Mostly just deocrations and DVD's and stuff. I went shopping yesterday and got me some new cute clothes. I took a pic of my new "bar" outfit I'm going to wear Friday. I'm standing kinda manly though. Maybe I'm trying to look tuff. I'm not sure! But thought I would share it. How country am I? That's all I can think when I look at it! LOL

Cris-I'm in! Lets do d2 tomorrow! I say we need to finish this beast asap! Like no later then a week from Wednesday...or the end of this week. Something! I'm ready to be done with it!

I am doing morning workouts from here on out. It makes most sense for me to get up and drive to the gym by work so I don't have to sit in traffic all morning. Not sitting in traffic is motivation to get my butt out of bed...so yes I will be going tomorrow morning. 5 AM bright and early! I say we can do one tomorrow and finish next Tuesday? I don't think I will be going on Fridays. Not 100% sure yet though.

Im having a really hard time going back into my schedule of eating. I was ok with eating every 2-3 hours but since I have been eating more "snack" rather than actual meals lately I just want to constantly be chewing on something!!!

I stuck to bfast as planned and had a small snack to hold me over to lunch but its 1136 EST and Im starving! Im trying to hold off til 12 for lunch so I am just chugging water (Already had 60oz) and keeping busy!

Ugh its gonna be a long process to get back on track!