I'm down 2.1 pounds! Woo!
I'm gathering that this is the hardest part about losing weight for me...but the fact that even 2.1 is a loss, not a gain, and although it's not the 4.0 I was hoping for... there are circumstances that are keeping me from losing as rapidly as most people. But as long as I'm losing, who cares?
I'm keeping this brief, but I'll post more later. As for now? Sleep.
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Starting weight - 275
Current weight - 264
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Pre-Weigh In Frustrations
ARGGHHHGGGHGHGGGHHHHHH! Allow me to rant before I lose my feeble mind.
I wasn't able to make is to meeting last week, as my decidedly useless (former) pharmacy "forgot" to call me about my thyroid refill, or the lack thereof. They said that they no longer can purchase Armour Thyroid from the pharmaceutical company, and then neglected to call their thyroid patients telling them that they will no long be able to fill their prescriptions, and to find someone that can. This doesn't seem like such a huge issue, except for that they are the only pharmacy that carried Armour Thyroid in an hour radius from Hyden. Luckily, after a considerable amount of time on the phone wild-goose-chasing every pharmacy in south-eastern Kentucky to see if they carry my meds, I found one in London, KY (about and hour and a half from where I live) that actually makes the medicine...but is STILL and hour and a half from home. Ridiculous.
Onto other things, my sister's baby shower is this weekend, and my mother is the effing queen of being frustrating/irritating/stressful. She's not very well off, but has a lot of friends, and that is what she is counting on to get her through planning this shower. Let her throw it, and everyone else buy the gifts. Well what she doesn't realize, is that even though she is the one who reserved the room and purchased the rinky-dink gifts to be handed out as party favors, she has put EVERYTHING ELSE on me.
/rant
I wasn't able to make is to meeting last week, as my decidedly useless (former) pharmacy "forgot" to call me about my thyroid refill, or the lack thereof. They said that they no longer can purchase Armour Thyroid from the pharmaceutical company, and then neglected to call their thyroid patients telling them that they will no long be able to fill their prescriptions, and to find someone that can. This doesn't seem like such a huge issue, except for that they are the only pharmacy that carried Armour Thyroid in an hour radius from Hyden. Luckily, after a considerable amount of time on the phone wild-goose-chasing every pharmacy in south-eastern Kentucky to see if they carry my meds, I found one in London, KY (about and hour and a half from where I live) that actually makes the medicine...but is STILL and hour and a half from home. Ridiculous.
Onto other things, my sister's baby shower is this weekend, and my mother is the effing queen of being frustrating/irritating/stressful. She's not very well off, but has a lot of friends, and that is what she is counting on to get her through planning this shower. Let her throw it, and everyone else buy the gifts. Well what she doesn't realize, is that even though she is the one who reserved the room and purchased the rinky-dink gifts to be handed out as party favors, she has put EVERYTHING ELSE on me.
/rant
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Big, Fat Rut
I'm going to keep this brief, as not to bore those of you who follow me with useless filler.
My Wii Fit Plus scale and WW scale are not calibrated correctly, and I've got no clue where I am in my weight loss this week. This week has been really tough for me. When I attend meeting, I purchase all these little Mini-bars and crisps, etc. and end up eating my own body weight in snacks. So the truth comes out...
Anywho...the WW scale, which is considered Gospel Truth according to...well, everyone, I've lost 1.5 pounds...so yay. As for now, I have a wedding to attend, and I just do not have the time, nor energy to post again. So keep an eye out next Tuesday.
My Wii Fit Plus scale and WW scale are not calibrated correctly, and I've got no clue where I am in my weight loss this week. This week has been really tough for me. When I attend meeting, I purchase all these little Mini-bars and crisps, etc. and end up eating my own body weight in snacks. So the truth comes out...
Anywho...the WW scale, which is considered Gospel Truth according to...well, everyone, I've lost 1.5 pounds...so yay. As for now, I have a wedding to attend, and I just do not have the time, nor energy to post again. So keep an eye out next Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
What To Expect
Tonight's weigh-in wasn't nearly as bad as anticipated. A loss of .6 pounds. It's a small loss, but still, it's .6 pounds I'll never have back.
But that isn't the topic of tonight's post. A lot of things have me thinking lately about a major milestone in my life, my desire for having children. It's very obvious that obesity and fertility are two seperate entities, one can not exist while the other thrives. *clears throat*
I recently purchased a book, What To Expect Before You're Expecting. It was a fairly educational read, there were a few dry chapters, but overall I'm satisfied. Plus, there's a super-handy fertility chart in the back. Tonight however, it seems that upon glancing over at it, that "Before" seems to be the most obvious word in the title. It's a little depressing, not only because I'm not desiring the long wait until safe conception, but because I fear that even if I regain my high-school figure, I am still going to be the Big-I-Word.
Sometimes it seems as if my body is plotting against me. For starters, I have an underactive thyroid, leaving me with no other choice but to take medication until my dying day. I'm not even 20 years old, and I'm a thyroid patient for life. And how does thyroid function affect infertility? Let's see: unexpected weight gain, low energy, depression...but the worst of all? The fact that when you are severely affected with a thyroid condition, you have irregular periods, sometimes none at all, and getting better by the minute...YOU DO NOT OVULATE. (Arrrggraggrhhghrgh!!!) Ugh. But continuing further down the spectrum of Murphy's Law, I also have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. For those who are also unaware of this disorder, it causes cysts to form on one's ovaries, which sometimes burst (quite painfully, might I add), and once again, it screws with your hormones. In my case, it has raised my insulin levels so high that my doctor was afraid of pancreatic shut down, adversly causing Type II diabetes. Not to mention, raises testosterone levels in women weighing over a certain percent, causing all kinds of lovely things (Metabolism retardation, facial hair, amenorrhea...just to name a few).
Breathe...
So where do I begin in my transition into recovery from not only my hormonal/reproductive problems, but also carrying over into my weight loss goals? I can only control one if I control the other first, but there is nowhere to begin. For example, I cannot regain normal menses until I get my weight back under control, but I can't get my weight under control because of the thing that causes my menses to be irregular. It's a neverending cycle for me.
I think this is an appropriate time to end this rant...if not, I'd keep typing until I fell asleep.
Starting weight - 275
Current weight - 266.1
But that isn't the topic of tonight's post. A lot of things have me thinking lately about a major milestone in my life, my desire for having children. It's very obvious that obesity and fertility are two seperate entities, one can not exist while the other thrives. *clears throat*
I recently purchased a book, What To Expect Before You're Expecting. It was a fairly educational read, there were a few dry chapters, but overall I'm satisfied. Plus, there's a super-handy fertility chart in the back. Tonight however, it seems that upon glancing over at it, that "Before" seems to be the most obvious word in the title. It's a little depressing, not only because I'm not desiring the long wait until safe conception, but because I fear that even if I regain my high-school figure, I am still going to be the Big-I-Word.
Sometimes it seems as if my body is plotting against me. For starters, I have an underactive thyroid, leaving me with no other choice but to take medication until my dying day. I'm not even 20 years old, and I'm a thyroid patient for life. And how does thyroid function affect infertility? Let's see: unexpected weight gain, low energy, depression...but the worst of all? The fact that when you are severely affected with a thyroid condition, you have irregular periods, sometimes none at all, and getting better by the minute...YOU DO NOT OVULATE. (Arrrggraggrhhghrgh!!!) Ugh. But continuing further down the spectrum of Murphy's Law, I also have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. For those who are also unaware of this disorder, it causes cysts to form on one's ovaries, which sometimes burst (quite painfully, might I add), and once again, it screws with your hormones. In my case, it has raised my insulin levels so high that my doctor was afraid of pancreatic shut down, adversly causing Type II diabetes. Not to mention, raises testosterone levels in women weighing over a certain percent, causing all kinds of lovely things (Metabolism retardation, facial hair, amenorrhea...just to name a few).
Breathe...
So where do I begin in my transition into recovery from not only my hormonal/reproductive problems, but also carrying over into my weight loss goals? I can only control one if I control the other first, but there is nowhere to begin. For example, I cannot regain normal menses until I get my weight back under control, but I can't get my weight under control because of the thing that causes my menses to be irregular. It's a neverending cycle for me.
I think this is an appropriate time to end this rant...if not, I'd keep typing until I fell asleep.
Starting weight - 275
Current weight - 266.1
Monday, January 4, 2010
"It's frickin' freezing in here, Mr. Bigglesworth."
This is a little out of the ordinary for me, considering this is a blog to serve as a written record for weight-loss, but, MLEH! It's mine, and I'm going to write what I feel like writing! ;)
Tomorrow I weigh in, and honestly, I'm terrified. LOL. I've had a crazy weekend, involving boozy drinks, lots of turkey, and worst of all Taco Bell. I'm so very glad that the holidays are OVER. No more gorging, no more eating out of respect to the hostess...So, as a little recap, this weekend was fabulous. It was exhausting, but fabulous. I made a turkey for the very first time at a get-together that a friend hosted, and it turned out to be pretty awesome, to be totally honest! Of course I overate, drank too much beer, and every other weight-loss snafu you can think of happening when you're celebrating, but thankfully, this is the last one for a fairly long time. Last week, after my blog, I weighed in on my own scale, courtesy of Wii Fit Plus, and it showed a 9.8 pound loss. (Not taking into consideration the different calibrations of each scale used.) Woo hoo!! Obviously it won't be that now, but I've promised myself to eat light until my weigh in tomorrow. Hopefully that will compensate a little for my overdoings over the holiday weekend.
Now onto the fun stuff...
As of somewhere around March 21, I'm going to be an auntie to a little girl. My sister's baby shower is on January 30, and January 31, my mother, my hubby and I are going to see Disney's Finding Nemo on Ice. (It is a late Christmas gift that my mom has been asking for, for quite some time.) And soon after that, Valentine's Day.
Why list these things, you ask? Because they are all a part of my scheme to lose weight. As of right now, I'm weighing in at 266.7. I plan on being at 256.7 by January 30, the day of my sister's shower. And Valentine's Day? 249. I'm too excited for the day that I can say good riddance to 250s! That, incendentally, is also close to my 10%, (by a pound or two) that I am rewarded for losing at WW. Wooo hooo!
And the title? Well, there was a prety hefty snow here...enough to freeze my water pipes, so I think it speaks for itself.
Starting weight - 275
Current weight - 266.7
Tomorrow I weigh in, and honestly, I'm terrified. LOL. I've had a crazy weekend, involving boozy drinks, lots of turkey, and worst of all Taco Bell. I'm so very glad that the holidays are OVER. No more gorging, no more eating out of respect to the hostess...So, as a little recap, this weekend was fabulous. It was exhausting, but fabulous. I made a turkey for the very first time at a get-together that a friend hosted, and it turned out to be pretty awesome, to be totally honest! Of course I overate, drank too much beer, and every other weight-loss snafu you can think of happening when you're celebrating, but thankfully, this is the last one for a fairly long time. Last week, after my blog, I weighed in on my own scale, courtesy of Wii Fit Plus, and it showed a 9.8 pound loss. (Not taking into consideration the different calibrations of each scale used.) Woo hoo!! Obviously it won't be that now, but I've promised myself to eat light until my weigh in tomorrow. Hopefully that will compensate a little for my overdoings over the holiday weekend.
Now onto the fun stuff...
As of somewhere around March 21, I'm going to be an auntie to a little girl. My sister's baby shower is on January 30, and January 31, my mother, my hubby and I are going to see Disney's Finding Nemo on Ice. (It is a late Christmas gift that my mom has been asking for, for quite some time.) And soon after that, Valentine's Day.
Why list these things, you ask? Because they are all a part of my scheme to lose weight. As of right now, I'm weighing in at 266.7. I plan on being at 256.7 by January 30, the day of my sister's shower. And Valentine's Day? 249. I'm too excited for the day that I can say good riddance to 250s! That, incendentally, is also close to my 10%, (by a pound or two) that I am rewarded for losing at WW. Wooo hooo!
And the title? Well, there was a prety hefty snow here...enough to freeze my water pipes, so I think it speaks for itself.
Starting weight - 275
Current weight - 266.7
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
December 30, 2009 - Post-Christmas Craziness
My first post on a newly revised blog. Go me! Before my blog was about my boring life as a student, wife, etc. and rather monotonous, to say the least. This blog, however will be a physical log of my journey in weight-loss.
First things first. Introductions.
I am entering my 20th year starting January 1, 2010, married, NOT LOOKING, and desperately wanting children to warp and spoil in only a way that I can. I love kids, and this is a big motivation for my weight-loss journey. I love cooking in a profound way. I not only love it, I respect cooking. I respect anyone who can impress me with their culinary talents. I also love food, quite obviously. I've had a weight "problem" since age seven...second grade. I'm working on 13 years of overweight/obesity, and I've decided that it's time to stop. It's time to change, and never ever look back. Cliche, yes, but I'm ready to start anew.
I joined "WW" a month ago, and as always, there is always something keeping me from totally dedicating myself to it. Holiday meals, finals week, just general gorging and stress is the culprit currently. But today, I weighed in and found myself very happy in a bittersweet kind of way. The weigh-in previous to this, I weighed (gasp!) ((I can't believe I'm actually admitting this in public...)) 275 pounds. Ouch. I told a little fib to the sponsor by writing 270, so it wasn't such an obvious gain from my previous weigh-ins, to that means from two weeks ago, I've lost a total of 7 pounds. While this is a big moment for me, as my first loss since I joined, it also comes with some guilt. The past few days, I've been eating well. I've cooked healthy meals, (an entire pot of soup for just a single point!) watched my servings, and have worked out on the new Wii Fit Plus that my hubby and I recieved for Christmas this year. However, it also works out to be that the soup that was so very healthy for me was sometimes the only meal I'd have all day. I've learned from previous experience that starving yourself is a terribly effective way to lose weight, but as soon as you take a bite or two, or ten, everything comes back, and then some.
During the first two years of high school, there were two seperate occasions that I lost, and gained back, 50 pounds in a matter of a few months. This happened twice. TWICE. I have lost a total of over 100 pounds in two years, and gained it all back, plus, about 80 lbs more. SCARY. This is because I starved myself silly, sometimes not eating for up to four days (this was when I was taking the prescription drug, phentermine, an appetite suppresant).
I'm terrified that this is going to come back on me, and these seven measly pounds turn into ten more. Ugh. Remember me in whatever spiritual manner you see fit, if you will.
Starting weight - 275
Current weight - 268
First things first. Introductions.
I am entering my 20th year starting January 1, 2010, married, NOT LOOKING, and desperately wanting children to warp and spoil in only a way that I can. I love kids, and this is a big motivation for my weight-loss journey. I love cooking in a profound way. I not only love it, I respect cooking. I respect anyone who can impress me with their culinary talents. I also love food, quite obviously. I've had a weight "problem" since age seven...second grade. I'm working on 13 years of overweight/obesity, and I've decided that it's time to stop. It's time to change, and never ever look back. Cliche, yes, but I'm ready to start anew.
I joined "WW" a month ago, and as always, there is always something keeping me from totally dedicating myself to it. Holiday meals, finals week, just general gorging and stress is the culprit currently. But today, I weighed in and found myself very happy in a bittersweet kind of way. The weigh-in previous to this, I weighed (gasp!) ((I can't believe I'm actually admitting this in public...)) 275 pounds. Ouch. I told a little fib to the sponsor by writing 270, so it wasn't such an obvious gain from my previous weigh-ins, to that means from two weeks ago, I've lost a total of 7 pounds. While this is a big moment for me, as my first loss since I joined, it also comes with some guilt. The past few days, I've been eating well. I've cooked healthy meals, (an entire pot of soup for just a single point!) watched my servings, and have worked out on the new Wii Fit Plus that my hubby and I recieved for Christmas this year. However, it also works out to be that the soup that was so very healthy for me was sometimes the only meal I'd have all day. I've learned from previous experience that starving yourself is a terribly effective way to lose weight, but as soon as you take a bite or two, or ten, everything comes back, and then some.
During the first two years of high school, there were two seperate occasions that I lost, and gained back, 50 pounds in a matter of a few months. This happened twice. TWICE. I have lost a total of over 100 pounds in two years, and gained it all back, plus, about 80 lbs more. SCARY. This is because I starved myself silly, sometimes not eating for up to four days (this was when I was taking the prescription drug, phentermine, an appetite suppresant).
I'm terrified that this is going to come back on me, and these seven measly pounds turn into ten more. Ugh. Remember me in whatever spiritual manner you see fit, if you will.
Starting weight - 275
Current weight - 268
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