100+ to Lose Support Group Permanent Thread(Everyone is welcome)
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Hi y'all
It's been a rough couple of days, I developed a ginormous abscess in my armpit and found out today that it is infected with a "superbug" called MRSA. Had a total meltdown in the doctor's office when she told me. I shouldn't be surprised by it because I am a nurse and am exposed to these bugs daily but I still found it very upsetting. They did drain the abscess yesterday but had to do it again today. It really hurts. The Dr initially wanted to admit me to the hospital, but ended up sending me to a surgeons office. The surgeon decided I didn't need surgery beyond what was done and that the infection can be managed at home! I was so relieved.
On a happier noted, my boyfriend, knowing that I'm having a rough time sent me the most beautiful bouquet of roses today. No one has sent me flowers in years and years. I think I cried over the flowers for half an hour, happy tears though. When I called to thank him he thought I was calling to tell him I was dying or something because of the way I was crying lol. Finally got it out that I was just so touched. I think this one's a keeper.
Haven't been 100% on plan but it's been more that I haven't been eating everything because I have a fever and have been forcing myself to eat what I am eating. Should have weighed myself yesterday but I forgot and today I just don't want to lol. I'll weigh tomorrow.
Hope everyone else is well.
Lesa
Hi Lesa
Congratulations on having a keeper boyfriend, that is so thoughtful.
MRSA, That is scary!
I always wondered why doctors and nurses are not ill most of the time. They are seeing sick people.
Good Luck
Rogerscrappin999 wrote: »Lesa - sorry about the MRSA - get well soon! So Scary! so happy about the boytoy!
5mates - unfortunately, it was a thinner scale we replaced. That scale worked well for years and then didn't. This time we went for form, not function I guess - got a bamboo one - will be buying another I guess.
Nene - you mentioned the cals in a blizzard. A peanut buster parfait is 1000 calories - that was a real shock to me, as was the amt of calories in a meal at steak and shake - also over 1000 calories. Really a shock, when you know you really only need 1200 to 1800 cals a day for most of us.
All clear on the colonoscopy. Prep didn't go as well as it should, so I will need the next one in 5 yrs. Very surprised, they didn't weigh me nor check my blood sugar. The nurse and I discussed what happened if I went low - and I was only 99 when I woke up this morning so covered it with 15 grams of liquid clear glucose, just in case. She said if I got shaky or sweaty she' d check my sugar.
Unfortunately, medical is usually a hurry up and wait situation. Today was no different. Appt was at 8:45 - never did the procedure until 10:30. DH was wondering what was taking so long as I left him in the waiting room at 8:30. The Clinic has not yet updated my insurance either - I was still labeled retiree under 65 - turned 65 last week and started MC. Hopefully won't be a medical billing nightmare. I've been holding off scheduling unnecessary appts until they send me new insurance cards, but they're really lagging, as usual. Of course I'm sure I'm not the only person who just turned 65! LOL!
Roger - adding my kudos too. You not only have great computer skills, but explain things really well. You're a huge asset, please don't leave when you reach goal.
Hi Shirl
Congratulations on the All Clear.
Thank You for the kind words.
I find it strange that the Insurance cards are late. Both My Brother & I had our Medicare ID well before hitting 65. The Supplemental insurance ID came closer to 65 however.
Have a Good Day
Rogerhope4change_val wrote: »Has/does anyone monitor their ketone levels to optimize dieting effectiveness?
Hi Val I seem to remember doing that when I was trying the Atkins Diet. Beyond that I just weigh every day and go from there.
Cheers
RogerLesa..scary news. Please take care of yourself. Good you have support from your boyfriend.
Roger..thanks for the scale info.
Scrappin..at least the colonoscopy is over. I had the same results and need to go back in 5 yrs. the best thing about the procedure is the sleep!!
Terri..congrats on a super weight loss.
Anyone thought about Memorial weekend and food choices? We will be camping at the RV but entertaining my daughter and family.
I seem to have several dinner entrees left this month. Should I delay my next auto shipment and try and order a la carte or try and sell online?
Jane
Hi Jane
What I do is add some A La Carte to the next order to bring my food inventories into balance. WIth the Free shipping on the Auto Delivery added foods and then the Costco sale NS Gift cards it is not to expensive that way.
Good Luck
RogerGuess I found you again. Thanks to button. I work off the iPad most of the time & lose my way.
Down another 3 lbs & feel great that's it's moving again. Had to delay my order for awhile & been doing most meals from what I learned from you all. Resumed order so hopefully will be here soon.
Thank you all for the motivation.
Hi
Congratulations, You are doing it the hard way
Good Luck
RogerHi Friends,
Terri and Kath. ......congratulations on your loss.
Lessa.....I am also a retired nurse. So sorry about your infection. Get well quick!
Shirl.........glad your procedure is over. That whole DQ blizzard thing just blew my mind. This time in my weight loss journey I am not trying to be perfect but manage my life. Blizzards are just crazy calories, I would have rather have had ribs (at least there is some protein).
I usually don't whine, but oh my goodness here it comes. Yesterday I made an honest concentrated attempt to work within the new NS guidelines. I logged on NS and charted food on the web site, then I went to Numi and charted there and I also charted on the MFP site. I read posts here and on the pro boards. I clicked on the DD on the NS . Today I read a comment on the dd that said on June 22 they will move the dd and to go to the Numi site for the new tracking for clicks. Didn't find any information on the Numi site or official notification from the NS site. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Thanks for letting me vent.
Hi Nene
I got a email from Numi when I updated it that said congratulations on losing 60 pounds. It shows different weights lost on different pages as You said.
Cheers
Roger
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Good morning friends,
Well I just think my yesterday "exceeded the limits of my medication." I must have been in the anger stage of the grief cycle over this whole NS shutting down thing. I apologize for my "grumpy cat" posts.
Today I am "too blessed to stress."I am back on the road (4 hour drive) to take care of the 2 year grandson. Y'all have a great day!0 -
Good morning friends,
Well I just think my yesterday "exceeded the limits of my medication." I must have been in the anger stage of the grief cycle over this whole NS shutting down thing. I apologize for my "grumpy cat" posts.
Today I am "too blessed to stress."I am back on the road (4 hour drive) to take care of the 2 year grandson. Y'all have a great day!
I find it sad too that they are closing down the whole site sigh...I guess we have to figure out how that all turns out. I hope you have fun with your grandson.
In regards to the NuMi site I am not sure how to take this. When I update my weight it tells me every time something different. Two weigh ins ago it told me congratulations to your 20 lb. weight loss even though it was way over that, this past weigh in it said congratulations to your 10 lbs weight loss O.O? Lol...to top it off both times I was suppose to claim my bear which in both cases I have already lol. I will probably contact them and ask what all that means as they do have my correct weight...I guess it will be trail and error for a while?
Lesa, I hope you feel better soon. I can just imagine who scary that was. Take care of yourself.
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Nene... lol @ grumpy cat posts. You're fine. We totally understand!
Sue.... I don't like Numi at all! I think I'll just call in for my bears.
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Hi
So far the Numi site seems to be a waste of bandwidth. It never gets my weight loss correct either.
I will keep logging on the NS website until the end. And based on what the NS moderator had said about a 50 clicks $10 for people getting near I am going to keep on clicking. I figure I will have 47 on the 21st of June. If I do not get it I will be on the phone ASAP!
Then I will update the Numi every ten pounds of loss.
Have a Good Day
Roger
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Success today..1 lb down, so a total of 17lbs gone. Looking for the 20 lb loss... Got my 50 clicks in the Daily dose and got my $10 yeah!
Roger good idea on adding the al la carte to round up the BBB.
Nene..we need to vent sometimes...better out than in0 -
Haven't looked at Numi - don't wanna! Not doing NS so maybe I'll never have to!
NS administration has always driven me nuts - sudden price changes, misquoted promises, knee jerk reactions, changing formats - yuk!
Roger - not surprised at all on insurance cd delay. Government had our MC cards to us in January - we turned 65 this month. I worked at the Clinic - my supplemental is their insurance. Prior to paying bills, they need a COB form on file - they never sent them to us until St Pattie's day! Really - those need to be in place on 1/1. So all of DH's bills were denied and had to be processed at least twice. A real pain - but I have no control over it - so try not to let it bother me anymore. I'm prolly safe to go ahead and make appts on the old insurance, just want to avoid a hassle if I can. Next set of appts is June 1st - will be pleasantly surprised if I have the new cards by then - truly doubt it. Won't put off my health care - will put up with the hassle if need be - but not logical.
Today's unexpected chore was taking down a 20 ft maple tree which we finally realized was on our side of the fence. The electric company has been here for 2 days - they're swapping out poles and transformers - this tree was right next to the pole - they're gonna be surprised when they come back. So far we've only been out of power for an hour - very interesting to watch - new pole is taller - maybe 40-50 ft - interesting to watch them manuever it over my car when they were moving it to the neighbor's back yard. DH has beat himself up - did a dental appt, picked up the meds, recut the front grass to pick up clippings our son failed to bag, planted 2 basil plants, cleaned up the grill (the marinade ran all over and out the front), stabilized the park bench that was sinking in as well as leveling the grill (it fell over during winter) and then decided to take down the tree. I helped strip some of the wood - I did 8 to his 40. At least I was able to help some. It's 61 here and sunny. Nice to work outside, but realized how bone chilling cold we both were once we came inside. Still have some brush to clean up - but it's gonna wait til tomorrow.
Yesterday I completed my BR bookshelf swap and clean up - pulled out 1.5 boxes of books to donate. Feels good to accomplish something, so new goal is a project a week - a manageable project!
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Success today..1 lb down, so a total of 17lbs gone. Looking for the 20 lb loss... Got my 50 clicks in the Daily dose and got my $10 yeah!
Roger good idea on adding the al la carte to round up the BBB.
Nene..we need to vent sometimes...better out than in
Way to go!!! That's awesome! 20 lb bear here she comes!!!!0 -
Scrappin.... Tell your hubby I'm tired from just reading all y'all did! Wow! Now that's a workout! Well done!0
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I'm with you Terri70. I got tired just reading scrappin's post too. Keep up the great work everyone! We can do this!0
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Success today..1 lb down, so a total of 17lbs gone. Looking for the 20 lb loss... Got my 50 clicks in the Daily dose and got my $10 yeah!
Roger good idea on adding the al la carte to round up the BBB.
Nene..we need to vent sometimes...better out than in
Congratz on your weight loss. Almost there to 20!!
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Good morning, everyone! Today is so pretty outside. I don't think it's going to be super hot either, so that's good. Work until 5 then my daughter is taking me to see Mad Max. I can't wait. I LOVE Tom Hardy! He's such a cutie! lol Work all weekend but I don't have to work Monday if I don't want to. I haven't decided yet. No plans for Memorial Day. Thought about grilling out but I don't think I'm up for that yet. What are your plans for the weekend and Memorial Day?
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Good morning everybody, I hope everybody will have a great day! My daughter turns 14 this Sunday sigh so we'll have a big event coming up. I can't even believe she is already 14. Time flies that's for sure . I am praying that I can withstand the temptations during her party as there will be pizza, cake, and ice cream. For all it's worth I am sure we'll have loads of fun .
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Hi y'all
Went back to the Dr. today, the abscess had filled back up and wouldn't drain plus I found a new one this morning in the shower
. He changed up the antibiotic because the first one wasn't on the list of what would kill this particular strain of MRSA. He also said I have to stay home until Tuesday when I go back to see him again, really can't afford to lose all this time from work. My mom was super generous and decided to gift me some NS gift cards to cheer me up a bit, so at least I don't have to worry about how to pay for my food.
This is all so frustrating, but I'm staying on plan, not going to derail the weight loss, feels like that and my boyfriend are all I have on my side at the moment. (well and my family and y'all).
Ok pity party post complete.
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Hi y'all
Went back to the Dr. today, the abscess had filled back up and wouldn't drain plus I found a new one this morning in the shower . He changed up the antibiotic because the first one wasn't on the list of what would kill this particular strain of MRSA. He also said I have to stay home until Tuesday when I go back to see him again, really can't afford to lose all this time from work. My mom was super generous and decided to gift me some NS gift cards to cheer me up a bit, so at least I don't have to worry about how to pay for my food.
This is all so frustrating, but I'm staying on plan, not going to derail the weight loss, feels like that and my boyfriend are all I have on my side at the moment. (well and my family and y'all).
Ok pity party post complete.
Lesa
We are here and really care. You are going through a very scary experience! MRSA is nothing to trivialize. And then you add in all the secondary effects to job, livelihood, etc. -- you can cry on my shoulder as often as you need. That's a lot to manage. Kudos to you for not turning to the old ways of eating and still striving for health. Hugs n prayers for you!0 -
Hi All
I hope everybody has a Good Holiday weekend.Success today..1 lb down, so a total of 17lbs gone. Looking for the 20 lb loss... Got my 50 clicks in the Daily dose and got my $10 yeah!
Roger good idea on adding the al la carte to round up the BBB.
Nene..we need to vent sometimes...better out than in
Hi
Congratulations on the 1 Pound lost and the total loss!
A quick question did You also get the Coupon for $10 email?
It is titled "Important Information about 50 clicks"
This is part of what it says
On Friday, May 29th, the 50 Clicks program will close for good, and you will no longer be able to accumulate clicks. But don’t worry―if you have an unredeemed 50 Clicks coupon, it will remain valid, and you will be able to use it even after the 50 Clicks program ends.
Included in this email, you’ll find a coupon, good for $10 off any Nutrisystem® purchase―including A La Carte items. It's just our little way of saying thank you for participating in the 50 clicks program. Just be sure to use your coupon by 6/30/2015.
It is possible that You will get that $10 off to, That would be a bit of a score!
Good Luck
Rogerscrappin999 wrote: »Haven't looked at Numi - don't wanna! Not doing NS so maybe I'll never have to!
NS administration has always driven me nuts - sudden price changes, misquoted promises, knee jerk reactions, changing formats - yuk!
Roger - not surprised at all on insurance cd delay. Government had our MC cards to us in January - we turned 65 this month. I worked at the Clinic - my supplemental is their insurance. Prior to paying bills, they need a COB form on file - they never sent them to us until St Pattie's day! Really - those need to be in place on 1/1. So all of DH's bills were denied and had to be processed at least twice. A real pain - but I have no control over it - so try not to let it bother me anymore. I'm prolly safe to go ahead and make appts on the old insurance, just want to avoid a hassle if I can. Next set of appts is June 1st - will be pleasantly surprised if I have the new cards by then - truly doubt it. Won't put off my health care - will put up with the hassle if need be - but not logical.
Today's unexpected chore was taking down a 20 ft maple tree which we finally realized was on our side of the fence. The electric company has been here for 2 days - they're swapping out poles and transformers - this tree was right next to the pole - they're gonna be surprised when they come back. So far we've only been out of power for an hour - very interesting to watch - new pole is taller - maybe 40-50 ft - interesting to watch them manuever it over my car when they were moving it to the neighbor's back yard. DH has beat himself up - did a dental appt, picked up the meds, recut the front grass to pick up clippings our son failed to bag, planted 2 basil plants, cleaned up the grill (the marinade ran all over and out the front), stabilized the park bench that was sinking in as well as leveling the grill (it fell over during winter) and then decided to take down the tree. I helped strip some of the wood - I did 8 to his 40. At least I was able to help some. It's 61 here and sunny. Nice to work outside, but realized how bone chilling cold we both were once we came inside. Still have some brush to clean up - but it's gonna wait til tomorrow.
Yesterday I completed my BR bookshelf swap and clean up - pulled out 1.5 boxes of books to donate. Feels good to accomplish something, so new goal is a project a week - a manageable project!
Happy long weekend all. Enjoy whatever you all have planned!
Hi Shirl
I can not see any reason or benefit to You using NuMi.
Good Luck getting Your Insurance IDs.
I am impressed a 20 foot Maple is a decent size to take down on Your own.
They have been putting some big telephone poles around town here too. I have a suspicion it may be tied to hardening the electric grid with redundancy.
Congratulations on getting a project done. I am still working on filling up my new bookshelf. I have been weeding out duplicates that built up over the years now that Authors are organized by author and then alphabetically. That made it easy to spot them.
Cheers
RogerHi y'all
Went back to the Dr. today, the abscess had filled back up and wouldn't drain plus I found a new one this morning in the shower . He changed up the antibiotic because the first one wasn't on the list of what would kill this particular strain of MRSA. He also said I have to stay home until Tuesday when I go back to see him again, really can't afford to lose all this time from work. My mom was super generous and decided to gift me some NS gift cards to cheer me up a bit, so at least I don't have to worry about how to pay for my food.
This is all so frustrating, but I'm staying on plan, not going to derail the weight loss, feels like that and my boyfriend are all I have on my side at the moment. (well and my family and y'all).
Ok pity party post complete.
Lesa
Hi Lesa
Good Luck with the MRSA. I hope this new AntiBiotic works well.
Congratulations on staying on plan through it all. Your Mother is super thoughtful helping You that way.
Have a Great Day
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hope4change_val wrote: »
We are here and really care. You are going through a very scary experience! MRSA is nothing to trivialize. And then you add in all the secondary effects to job, livelihood, etc. -- you can cry on my shoulder as often as you need. That's a lot to manage. Kudos to you for not turning to the old ways of eating and still striving for health. Hugs n prayers for you!
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Roger..yes I got an email with a $10 coupon too towards al la carte items.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Good morning friends,
Well I just think my yesterday "exceeded the limits of my medication." I must have been in the anger stage of the grief cycle over this whole NS shutting down thing. I apologize for my "grumpy cat" posts.
Today I am "too blessed to stress."I am back on the road (4 hour drive) to take care of the 2 year grandson. Y'all have a great day!
I find it sad too that they are closing down the whole site sigh...I guess we have to figure out how that all turns out. I hope you have fun with your grandson.
In regards to the NuMi site I am not sure how to take this. When I update my weight it tells me every time something different. Two weigh ins ago it told me congratulations to your 20 lb. weight loss even though it was way over that, this past weigh in it said congratulations to your 10 lbs weight loss O.O? Lol...to top it off both times I was suppose to claim my bear which in both cases I have already lol. I will probably contact them and ask what all that means as they do have my correct weight...I guess it will be trail and error for a while?
Lesa, I hope you feel better soon. I can just imagine who scary that was. Take care of yourself.Good morning, everyone! Today is so pretty outside. I don't think it's going to be super hot either, so that's good. Work until 5 then my daughter is taking me to see Mad Max. I can't wait. I LOVE Tom Hardy! He's such a cutie! lol Work all weekend but I don't have to work Monday if I don't want to. I haven't decided yet. No plans for Memorial Day. Thought about grilling out but I don't think I'm up for that yet. What are your plans for the weekend and Memorial Day?
Have a great day y'all!Hi y'all
Went back to the Dr. today, the abscess had filled back up and wouldn't drain plus I found a new one this morning in the shower . He changed up the antibiotic because the first one wasn't on the list of what would kill this particular strain of MRSA. He also said I have to stay home until Tuesday when I go back to see him again, really can't afford to lose all this time from work. My mom was super generous and decided to gift me some NS gift cards to cheer me up a bit, so at least I don't have to worry about how to pay for my food.
This is all so frustrating, but I'm staying on plan, not going to derail the weight loss, feels like that and my boyfriend are all I have on my side at the moment. (well and my family and y'all).
Ok pity party post complete.
Lesa
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I have no idea why or how I quoted the above.
All I really wanted to do is give lesa a big hug. We are here for you0 -
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Thank you Nene, all of y'all really mean a lot to me.0
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Have a Wonderful Holiday Weekend
The NS Email shows that my BBB is out for delivery today, and I got the Call this morning that my Frozen has shipped. That is a pretty good indicator it will be here today also.
I went to the Post office and mailed a couple of things and picked up stamps then on to the Recycle Center and then Acme and picked up a couple of things and Large Black Coffees at McDs. Between that running around and checking the BBB for shorts and checking and putting the frozen into the Freezer in the basement I suspect that the rest of the day will be busy.
Cheers
Roger
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I was reading an article about how important having adequate protein is when you are dieting. To calculate your needed amount: your weight (in pounds) divided by 2.2. Then if you are inactive, multiply by 0.8; active multiply by 1.3; or extremely active multiply by 1.8.
According to that, I currently need 130g protein daily. I haven't been getting that! So, then I went through my cabinets picking out some PFs. I put their nutritional info on a spreadsheet and calculated the calories per gram of protein. (I wanted to find the most protein per calorie.) For the stuff I have handy, Fage non-fat Greek yogurt provides the highest amount of protein per calorie 5.7 g/cal. Table shows my other ideas.
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Correction to above. Far right is calories per gram of protein. Point being I wanted lots of protein without unnecessary calories. So, in this case, low numbers are better. (Sorry.)0
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Wow - you're all doing so well program wise. Keep on keepin on!
Lesa - big hug from me too. Huge bummer - but nothing to sluff off!
We went to the garden store today - bought veggies, herbs and flowers. Still need more flowers, but want to see if we can find seed geraniums at a dollar vs four! And cosmos aren't available everywhere. So now I have more planting to do. We thought we purchased a flat of alyssum - turned out it's white lobelia - oops! Neither of us looked at the tag. It's gorgeous here - 64 and sunny.
Miss having an accurate scale - itching to weigh myself - have a dr appt on June lst, so will at least be weighed then.
On another NS thread, my buddy said she only was credited $7.49 for her 10 clicks - just an FYI. So sad that corporations feel they always need to change things up for whatever reason. It's nice to feel familiar and not have to always be learning or wondering. Sad to hear about even more changes. Anyone figure out what's happening to their recipe section? I know Roger started a thread, but there was so much info there.
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Hi Friends,
Loved spending time with the grandson. Stopped by on the way home and had a short visit with the 4 month old and the 4 year old granddaughters. Any day spent with all that sugar is well spent. On the road days between the grands is a challenge but I had a good day with a little flex at lunch. I am just not a fan of the lunch bars. Especially when they melt in the car.
Y'all have a great weekend!
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Managed to break my auto feeder on my printer while scanning books I only wanted a few pages from. Pressed down on the wrong corner while trying to flatten a book and the pin broke. It's all OK - printer needs replacement anyway - print heads are shot and can't be repaired. Always something!0
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Hi y'all
Went back to the Dr. today, the abscess had filled back up and wouldn't drain plus I found a new one this morning in the shower . He changed up the antibiotic because the first one wasn't on the list of what would kill this particular strain of MRSA. He also said I have to stay home until Tuesday when I go back to see him again, really can't afford to lose all this time from work. My mom was super generous and decided to gift me some NS gift cards to cheer me up a bit, so at least I don't have to worry about how to pay for my food.
This is all so frustrating, but I'm staying on plan, not going to derail the weight loss, feels like that and my boyfriend are all I have on my side at the moment. (well and my family and y'all).
Ok pity party post complete.
Lesa
I can just imagine Lesa how frustrating that might be and like everybody above said we are all here for you. It's very scary and I will keep you in my prayers that the new antibiotic knocks it all out. I know it's not very positive to loose all the time at work but you have to think about your health in this matter. Respect to you on top of all of that to stay on your plan....that's awesome!!! Sending you a virtual hug...and I hope everything will get better asap!
Today will be a huge challenge eating wise for me. My daughter is turning 14 years old today (oh my sigh) and I have to withstand the temptation of pizza and so on.....We'll see how that goes! Keeping my motivation and spirits up that I will be able to be strong.
For the last 3 weeks we had nothing but rain here and yesterday the weather took a pretty bad turn. From 2:00 pm on it was raining heavily then everything turned loose to heavy Thunderstorms in the evening with Tornado Watches and heavy winds. Lots of flooded streets and damage in some areas. My husband works as a prison guard during the night and wasn't there which was scary. I had both kids in my bed with the dogs and a cat.....what a night !0
