April 30 - May 6
LW: 130.6
TW: 130.4
I'm just bouncing in the 130 - 131 range and my body feels healthy, so I'm thinking this is my weight, even though I would really like 125 better.
My goodness, Lois. It seems like you and hubby are really getting hit with quite a lot! I'm sending good thoughts to you, your hubby, and your daughter.
I have a really busy day ahead, so I'm sorry to post just a quick weigh in today. I look forward to reading your posts tomorrow. Have a great day.
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LW: 129.8
TW: 131.6
I am not going to lie to you. This has been a tough week. I'm still battling the diverticulitis, and I had something odd go on with the breast, too. To top it off, hubby's back has really been acting up and we got news from NC that my adopted great-niece has only about 3 weeks. Her treatments have been discontinued and hospice was called in. She's only 32.
So through all this, I've really let my food diary go. I still am surprised at the gain because I've stayed on a soft diet, i.e., no red meat or fruits or veggies that are high in fiber. But my belly is swollen and distended, which I understand can be a side effect of these antibiotics. Monday night, we were going to meet up with some friends and I decided to switch from pants to jeans. I chose a pair that normally fits me well, and I had a hard time fastening them. Today, I can finally tell some difference in how my lower belly feels. I just brought a load of towels up two flights of steps and realized it didn't cause me pain today. So perhaps the end is in sight.With the breast, I rolled over in bed a couple of days ago and felt something like a tearing pain. Since then, I've had more discomfort when I'm not in a supportive bra. If I am, I'm still okay, just still feel a little soreness. I thought about how I was told that I had to do stretching exercises post-radiation, and I'll have to admit that I don't do those every day. I haven't noticed a big change in my range of motion, so I just let that task slip sometimes. So I think it may be related to that. Like the tummy, that does seem a little better today.
Tomorrow, I have class in the morning and tomorrow evening I'm covering other volunteer work for someone who just lost his brother. So that will keep me busier and keep the focus off of me! As a friend once said, "I'm not much, but I'm about all I think about!" LOL
Kelly, I hope you are making some headway in the house hunt and that you are feeling better. Lois, hope your work is not too crazy and that you're feeling better, too. Also hope your hubby is better. Sheesh, you and I seem to follow each other in these weight patterns. I agree that feeling good trumps any number on the scale.
Before I go, here are my 7-day averages. Some days, I only got about 9K steps, but a couple of days I got some extra ones to keep my average about 10k. My belly actually feels better after I walk. But I have been walking at slower pace and more often on flatter surfaces rather than my hilly route, which did affect my daily kcal burn—although not enough to account for an almost 2-pound gain. Love you ladies and will check in later. (Can you believe we've been keeping up with each other regularly for about 15 years?)
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Good morning ladies. So the augmentin has hit and hard. Three Culturelle tables, Yakult, yogurt, added pickles too…. can't seem to get ahead of the probiotics (and I do take them 2 hours after Augmentin the morning AND in the evening). Add Immodium 3/day so I'm hoping my drive won't be too badly impacted tomorrow (still hoping to stop at DL for a quick shopping trip). Daughter is first surgery on Friday, so we'll be up at 4:30 to check in at 5:30am (eek). I'm pretty much packed, just waiting for last load to dry and toss into the luggage. Meals ingredients are organized so we can ensure we have what we need to cook (SIL and I will coordinate days for each of the meals while waiting for daughter to come out of surgery (gives us a task to keep us busy). Got my hair done last night. That was tough to not chat which then triggers coughing. But my hair is cut and no longer 1.5" of gray roots… lol. Other than the tummy, my head is clearing up and my asthmatic cough only surfaces after laughing or too much speaking. Energy levels are also coming up. Brain is still a little foggy and feel a bit slow sometimes. Hubby and I both feeling on the mend, just seems so slow.
Sarah - have you contacted your team to let them know about the soreness? Just to be sure it's not something else going on. And I am so sorry to hear about your great-niece and her time. So sad.
Sheesh congrats on your .2!!! I would take it!!! I had to scroll back almost a week to see my variables as hubby keeps forgetting to set the scale to him, so I've got his weight - I had very large reduction - because of his weight being registered as mine. LOL. Technology works, but the user does need to ensure it has the right information.
Kelly - hoping the house hunting is going well for you guys and you've found some miracle way to keep your stress under control. We're thinking of you!
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Happy Friday!
Sarah, it's good to read that your belly pain has eased some. . Glad the antibiotics are doing their job. What is your plan going forward? I know it's an ongoing issue for you, but I hope that surgery won't be needed. It just takes so much recovery, and so much out of a person. Good for you keeping your walking and steps up, and going to your class. Hopefully the breast pain will ease with enough time. . it really hasn't been that long since your treatments. Sending good thoughts you way 🙂
Lois, I'm guessing your daughter is done with surgery by now today ? I hope it all went as well as it could, and that you're feeling good. . at least good enough to provide care and support for her. Augmentin is a pretty strong antibiotic, so I hope your lungs get and stay clear soon.
Kelly, I can almost feel your stress all the way from Utah! The housing market is so tight and expensive and crazy now. I hope you can feel us pulling for you from here, and that your allergies are under control. I know mine are NOT. I've been spraying my nose, and taking pills and inhalers. At least the wind is not a factor today. Check in when you can. .
Have a great weekend ladies.
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Happy Friday, everyone. Lois, I hope your daughter's surgery went well and that she recovers quickly. I have friends who had that surgery and say that life is much better for them than it was before it was done. Hope this is true for her, too.
Yesterday was a bit difficult. I made it to class and felt pretty good there, but by the time I got home and had some brunch, my energy level was very low, and it stayed that way. Got through the volunteer gig last night and ran by the grocery store afterwards. By the time I got home, I was really drained and had only a little over 3K steps, but I somehow mustered enough energy to get on othe TM and get to 7K. Have some making up to do.
I registered for my gastroenterologist's portal and sent him an email around 1 p.m. yesterday asking about the distended abdomen and the little bit of residual pain. Twenty-four hours later I still do not have a reply. Offices encourage you to use the portal's "ask the doc" feature to ask questions, but then it seems that the doc doesn't get there to respond. With my PCP, I do get answers quickly, but then we pay that high monthly concierge fee, so I'd better!
Sheesh, the pollen count here is also very, very high this year. I think it has to do with having a warmer winter.
I've spent a chunk of today trying to get documents from my laptop to print. Hubby bought a new modem a couple of days ago, and for some reason, I can't print. When I try, it correctly identifies the printer as my default printer but says it's offline, and nothing I do will change that. When hubby gets a break I'm going to get him to power down and reset the modem. Electronics are great—until they are not. At least this prompted me to get my old CDC account off of my laptop. I was provided a CDC issued laptop and used that for work, but I guess somewhere along the way, I also used my personal one. Probably when the CDC laptop was on it's way by Fedex to Atlanta for to be worked on. That thing took a lot more trips than I did!Kelly, still think about you everyday and sending you good energy.
Now, it's time to get myself into chores mode. I think we are going to try to do some work on the back patio today. It's not as muggy as yesterday. Have a good weekend, all.0 -
Happy Tuesday ladies!!!
Thursday travel went well. I planned my stops perfectly with my tummy issues. I did not feel safe to stop at Disney for shopping so just went straight to my daughters. One more day of Augmentin and I'm looking forward to it being over!!
Friday, I was up at 330 to leave at 430. At 7:05 they took her back. Surgery went according to plan. We got home after 5pm but she was healthy. Her nerve block didn't wear off for a couple of days so on Sunday, when it did wear off, oh she felt it and has not been very happy since. lol. And yes, she will be very happy once she's healed up. It has been a little bit of a challenge with her in-laws. Her FIL is trying to rely on my for some assistance and I hate to say no, but I am not comfortable aiding when he's asked. Saturday, after my SIL went to tend to the horses, his mom somehow slipped off the recliner and did something to her ankle and it was very swollen. His dad came and got me and I put ice on it. Not comfortable to give her any meds as I don't know what she can take etc. So my SIL gave her some Aleve when he got home and they took her to urgent care on Sunday morning. They sent her home in a walking boot. Turns out when radiology read the xray, there were two fractures. Monday the ortho opted to keep her in the walking boot (with dementia not sure how she'd handle a cast as she doesn't remember anything). The hard part with the boot is that she can take it off, and often tries to as "my shoes don't match. I can't go out in public wearing this!" This morning his dad asked me to check her unders….ummm. No. I'm not doing unders. Turns out he had no idea how Depends went on her?!?!?!?! How can he not know that?!?!?! Anyway I told him how they were to be put on and left him to her. My office/room is my safe zone. I am finding myself hiding out more and more. I'm working in my room and wait for text messages from my daughter when she wants to eat or take a pain med.
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