Over 200 New Year New me Part 42
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Jess, it looks like we were posting at the same time. You should come do the Warrior Dash with me here in Minnesota in July! We're doing the 3:00 pm wave, so feel free to join! I forgot to tell you that last night, on Wheel of Fortune, one of the puzzles was "Country Music Star Kenny Chesney" and I thought of you! How many times have you seen him in concert now, anyway?
As far as the blood pressure, the anxiety could definitely be a cause; did you mention it to your doctor? I would also ask your doctor or a nurse practitioner about the herb you're considering to make sure it doesn't have any possible scary side effects. Unfortunately, just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it's healthy. Even if this herb is good for you, the doctor would be the best one to tell you what dose you should be taking.0 -
How many times have I seen Kenny Chesney? WoW!! What a question...hmm...My first concert with him was when I saw him when I was 15. I've seen him every time he's been in Dallas ever since except 1 time. I've travled to Houston, San Antonio and Oklahoma City to see him as well. I would say at least a dozen! My mom can't wrap her head around why I continue to pay a lot of money to go every year. Umm...because he's THAT good in concert! Every year it's amazing! This year I felt lost without his concert to kick my summer off. I'll have to look into coming to MN for that! My best friend is planning to go sometime this summer maybe I can go the same time as her and she will do it as well! That could be way fun! As far as the herb goes I will definitely research it. She's in her senior year (I believe) for eastern medicine. Hopefully she can give me something good that will help me out. Thank you for your concern. :flowerforyou: Much appreciated!0
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Okay, Okay, I have WONDERFUL NEWS, My son Ry went into Christmas break, NOT writing, ONLY knowing 13 uppercase letters and 4 lowercase letters. Well, yesterday he identified ALL 26 UPPERCASE LETTERS And told me what sound they made he also was able to identify 13 lower case letters. Then if that was not all wonderful enough he came home from church with a pc. of paper that he Ryan yes Ryan wrote all by himself. B R A Q T O P V M and something he is saying is a W not too sure about that but the other letters are CLEAR AND BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just a reminder he WAS NOT writing and when we forced him to write he would barely write his name and only I could tell it said Ryan (maybe others who knew him but man was it hard to decipher)
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So I went to my doctor this morning. Everything looks good except 1 thing I can't wrap my head around. He said since I started losing weight 2 years ago my blood pressure has slowly been creeping up. Today it was through the roof. I'm feeling super anxious and stressed this morning due to events of last night so I'm thinking that's why. I've been having a really hard time controling my anxiety. I'm going to talk to my best friends sister about a herb that could possibly help to reduce my anxiety. I'm sure this is a contributing factor in my weight loss as well. Can't hurt to try right? I'd rather go a natural route then taking medicine from a doctor. My doctor told me to watch it and if it continues to stay high I will need to go to a specialist and possibly be put on medication.
Aren't you supposed to get healthier as you lose weight?
Jess -- I have really bad "white coat syndrome." I can take my blood pressure at a pharmacy and it's usually around 105/60 but as soon as I step foot into a doctor's or dentist's office it goes nuts. When I was at the doc on Monday, I was super anxious and it was 137/87 which I think is the highest it's EVER been measured. Today it was 119/72. I could feel the difference. Monday I was sitting there like "you have to calm down -- your bp is going to be nuts! calm down!" and as I was talking to myself (in my head :laugh:), I could feel my anxiety rising and my bp getting higher and higher. Today I just sat down and took a few deep breaths & tried to relax a little without freaking out about what it was going to be and that apparently helped. It's kind of impossible to remain calm when you know you're about to have blood drawn (like Monday) or a pap test (like today). Sadists!!
Anyway, I know most of us weren't really consisitenly exercising over the last month but blood pressure pretty much immediately drops once you get back into a good consistent exercise routine. And didn't you have Mexican food a couple days ago? Sodium usually directly affects blood pressure, too, temporarily. :flowerforyou:0 -
Jess- did ya hear that? Mexican food is high in sodium and causes high blood pressure....LMAO werent we just talking about that last night?!
Heather- you are and have always been one of my best cheerleaders, thank you! We'll see if Iam still a rockstar tonight, lol
I had a smartone meal and a orange for lunch and I am still hungry. I still have a good 600 cals or so for the end of the day so I am trying to think of a filling snack that would last through 7pm which is when I would be done with spin class and back home to make dinner.
Bobby had a visit with his surgeon today- apparently the Doctor threw his sling in the trash (like literally) and told him he can start using his arm, he then proceeded to lift bobbys arm over his head ..mind you bobby hasnt moved it in over a month its been in a 90degree angle for ever and Im sure it hurt...I hate when Drs hurt my babies, yes even the big one! But I tried to be optimistic when I talked to him and said well you can do more stuff now instead of just sit around so we made plans to go register and he is going to go do the grocery shoppiing tomorrow which is a HUGE help! so yay!
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Cris-haha....When the doctor told me I laughed and he seemed confused. I told him I was laughing because I had the same conversation with someone last night about high blood pressure. But for the record I don't eat mexican as much as he does. Okay well maybe I do! GRRR!!!
So sorry to hear the dr hurt your baby! Hopefully he can do more to help you out though! Heres to hoping!
Julie-Mine usually elevates a little when I go too but it's never been this high. I'm 99% sure that it's due to anxiety and probably sodium. I'm gonna watch it and see what happens.0 -
He did do the dishes yesterday - then I went into the dishwasher and rearranged it all..but I tried to do it when he wasnt looking. Later he came up to me and said "see! I knew you would change everything I did!" lol I was trying to be sneaky so he didnt think I was telling him he did a bad job...oh well! He DID do it wrong, but the point was that he DID it. I kept thanking him and telling him how helpful it was so maybe he will do it more often....men!
Anyway- our travel agent contacted us and said its time to start planning the HONEYMOON! We are thinking tahiti!!!! It looks so beautiful! But oh so expensive! If you dont get one of those over water bungalows its much cheaper but I want a over the water bungalow dang it!!! We will see...Bobby and I are going to start thinking of possible destinations tonight then get rates for them. We are also not going right after the wedding. The wedding is in September and we are thinking abotu going over New Years so end of 2011 into 2012....i would LOVE THAT! Leave a couple of days after Christmas then get to relax after the holiday and wedding chaos! sounds absolutely heavenly! But on that note....who wants to look like a beached whale on their honeymoon!?! NOT ME!!!!!0 -
You will be 160 by then. You wont look like a beached whale! :drinker: You don't look like one now either silly girl!0
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Cris: Glad Bobby is doing better and can start using the arm. It's about time you had help again! I'll never understand how you moms seem to do absolutely everything with little or no help! Best of luck at spinning tonight.0
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Was feeling less anxious and checked my blood pressure at work. Back down to 119/74:bigsmile:0
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Cris - YOu will be one hot momma on your honeymoon
Jess - sorry about your bp..i have like low bp always! even when i was pregant it was low, well it was more like normal then ..sometimes people take it like 3 or 4 times cause they thing the thing is broken.
Had a pretty good workout even though my muscles were soo done from yesterdya !! Yay Me !!!
I had my review , it was good..my boss really didn't have anything bad to say , she said i was soo super awesome this year. NO word of $$ so not sure if i am getting a raise...but with the economy i have a job and that is all that counts right ? BUt sure wyould be nice to have a little extra.0 -
Yeah Deb!!! Congrats on your great review! It's always great to be called out for your good work. Do they have a _____ of the Year you could receive??
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yeah i guess i am "nerd" of the year 0
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I feel like I'm jumping in the middle of your group, but what's it about. You guys seem really supportive of one another and it's made me curious
We are a group of women who fall in the catergory or have in the past fallen into the catergory of being "over 200 pounds" The idea was that being in that weight range (or there in the past because some of us have fallen below 200 not me) that we could relate to each other better. This is a really supportive group and we talk about everything. Losing weight, exercising, work, Mates, kids, lack of kids, up coming kids, just life in general. We always have room for anyone who would like to jump in. We are pretty friendly group of girls.0 -
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Thanks for all the sweet and supportive comments about Ry. If you have been here awhile you know that this last year with my son has been such a hard time for me. Trying to figure out what was going on and what I needed to do to help him. Just to see things start to really fall into place is amazing and I am thrilled. Thanks for sticking with me through this I am sure I have been one tracked at times about him and noone has ever made me feel like I should shut up. Just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciated all of you:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Check in for today
Cals: 1685 (i think close though)
exercise: slow long walk 240 cals
water: trying trying trying to get it all down'
Proud: that I am part of this great group0 -
check in for today:
calories - under by about 100 after exercise
water - under - about 70oz
exercise - 30 mins fast walking
proud - i didn't eat all the candy in the office today !
Momma - that's wonderful news about Ryan, what progress in a few short weeks!!:drinker: There are so many people on the Autism spectrum whom you would never suspect unless they told you so, sounds like Ryan will be one of them
Heather - Good for you singing up for the run challenge thingys, you've inspired me to seek something our in my area so I have a goal to work towards. After the wedding was over and done with it's be increasingly difficult to remain dedicated, I think I just need a new goal. I took ASL classes for a while right after college because I had a deaf friend. The classes were great but I soon forgot most of it. It will def help to be able to use it with your kids and keep it fresh. Good for you :drinker:
Cris - who are you kidding, you are going to be a stunning bride and then a hot momma on your honeymoon :drinker:
LilDeb - WTG on your review :drinker: :drinker: As somebody who's been an employee and now is the employer .................. One of the reasons that men earn more than women is because women are too polite are don't ask for a raise even when it's well deserved.0 -
Deb - I will share my T-O-Y title with you! :laugh:
Heather - LOL about the TOY acronym because that's what we joke about at school!
Momma - SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited about RyRy's progress! Yay!
OK I do not have time to respond to all but know I love ya and am on this journey with you always!!!
Welcome to all the newcomers! You'll love it here! :flowerforyou:
check in:
cals: under a wee bit
water: 100
exercise : TONS. 50 mins of PT plus an hour of hard cleaning the house including 50 million trips to the basement!
proud: When I was carrying boxes downstairs I did not have to use the rail! :smokin: Do you gals remember when I got excited when I could use both legs down the stairs? Wow, how far I've come! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I am so damn proud of myself today!!!0 -
checking in:
calories - about 100 under
water: 72 oz
exercise - 20 min interval running/walking, 75 squats
proud - I did 75 squats in a row today. I am going to do the 200 squats challenge, and the first thing you have to do is test how many you can do, and I was in the excellent range!0 -
Hi jenn
I'll do the squads challenge with you !!
Me and cris and some others in this group did the sit ups challenge last year too.
Are you going to do particular days? We could just add it to our check ins.0 -
Good morning Girls !!
Check in 01/07
Calories - 1599 Under(157 left)
Water - 2 cups
Exercise - 45 min, 426 cals on arc trainer
Proud - THat i had a good review, honestly i was suprised
So i had a good weigh in this morning !!! Still not down to my lowest but down 5 lbs from last friday !!! So i was stoked...drum roll please .......249.9 I wanted to be back in the 240's this week and i did it, barely but i did it. Still about 8 lbs till my lowest
debra .....0.....0%0 -
Jess.......-1.0......0%
debra .....0.....0%
TGIF SISTERS!
Re losing holiday weight. I only got in 3 solid workouts this week so I can't complain about this. TOM should be here next week so I have no doubt I'm holding onto some water for that as well. Was hoping for more but that's okay. Next week will be a better week workout wise. Did pretty good on calories this week I think. Definitely need to watch sodium as well.0 -
Jess.......-1.0......0%
debra .....0.....0%
TGIF SISTERS!
Re losing holiday weight. I only got in 3 solid workouts this week so I can't complain about this. TOM should be here next week so I have no doubt I'm holding onto some water for that as well. Was hoping for more but that's okay. Next week will be a better week workout wise. Did pretty good on calories this week I think. Definitely need to watch sodium as well.
Jess - you did awesome !! I think 1 lb is great it is 1 lbs closer and TOM was here this week so my weight last week i am sure was holding on to super water.. I see a huge number dropping for you next week0 -
Lost 1.9 pounds this week! Not a back first week back.
Jess.......-1.0......0%
debra .....0.....0%
Jenn......-1.9....... .69%0 -
Scale is all over the place this morning... very weird. I'm going to claim no loss this week. I'm fine with it, because I'm probably holding on to a bit of water. My muscles are sore. And.... it's the first week for goodness sake! haha
Jess.......-1.0......0%
debra .....0.....0%
Jenn......-1.9....... .69%
Teresa...0.0.........0.0%
Checking in for yesterday:
Calories: Under!
Water: Probably not enough, I'm extra thirsty this morning
Exercise - Some wonderful at-home yoga. Must try to make that a weekly thing.
Proud: I was extra bored yesterday and managed to steer clear of the kitchen
HAPPY FRIDAY, LADIES! 0 -
Lost 1.9 pounds this week! Not a back first week back.
Jess.......-1.0......0%
debra .....0.....0%
Jenn......-1.9....... .69%
Good job !!0 -
Jess.......-1.0......0%
debra .....0.....0%
Jenn......-1.9....... .69%
Teresa...0.0.........0.0%
Cogirl.... 0.5........0%
I think I overdid it on the sodium yesterday. guess I need to pay a little more attention to how much sodium is in tortillas. I am holding myself accountable though at least I am showing 1/2 lb down from Monday. Next Friday will show a better number I am confident!
Sending emails to my clients this morning, updating the website with this months specials. Then I am working on a couple clients, going to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned, seeing the chiropractor and getting some grocery shopping and birthday shopping for my step daughter done! A busy day for me! So, I will probably not be back around until tonight!
Have a fabulous day girls!0 -
meokk - I would love to have a squat partner (will help keep me accountable...) Here is the site I am using - http://www.twohundredsquats.com/ I am going to do mine today 0
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Jess.......-1.0......0%
debra .....-5.0.....0%
Jenn......-1.9....... .69%
Teresa...0.0.........0.0%
Cogirl.... 0.5........0%
Changed, guess i did loose 5.0 lbs not sure what i put 0.0
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