Of all things that happened last week, Donnie's ex wife had to move out of her house by June 9th. She had no place to take her cat so her daughter brought the cat here on Wednesday June 9. The cat's name is Tabbers. She is a pretty long haired calico. We already have a cat named Maizy. They had lived together several years ago. But now they are 2 9 year old cats that need to get reacquainted. So far, Tabbers lives downstairs and Maizy is upstairs.
As I said in the last post, I went to the doctor on Monday, June 14. The next day, Tuesday June 15th we had a heavy rain in the afternoon. Donnie cleaned the turtle tank but he did not wash the rocks. I had to run several errands. On the way home, I noticed that the clouds were billowing higher and higher. They looked so neat, I dropped Donnie's 12 pack of Icehouse and his supper off, grabbed my camera and went to the river to take pics of the neat clouds. It was a beautiful evening. And the clouds were over Moline and also behind me, over Bettendorf. When I left the river, I noticed the Bettendorf clouds were getting darker. So, I drove north on 23rd street and there were telephone lines in the way to take a good pic. I finally ended up in the Blockbuster parking lot and took a neat picture of a cloud over Schnuck's grocery store. All around the clouds were so high up. I have never seen anything like it. While looking up to get the next picture, I stepped on a big rock in the parking lot and I went flying and fell down and skidded on my forearm. I also hit my knee and I think my hip landed on my keys dangling from my front pocket because the italian charm keychain that Sherry made me got crushed. Anyway, there was a van in the parking lot about 30 feet away. I know they saw me on the ground but no one came over to help me. Someone was pulling in the lot the moment I fell. I hollered at them to see if they had seen me fall and he said no. He asked if I was ok. I told him no but I will be ok. So he didn't even come over and check on me. grrr I was so mad, I just sat there and kept taking pictures! LOL My elbow was bleeding and my are was scraped. My knee felt sore. It was hard to figure out how to get up off the ground because I usually lean on my right hand and right knee and they were very sore. I finally rolled over and got up. I went over to the folks in the van. I told them that I wasn't sitting there for my health, that I had fallen. I showed the gal my bloody elbow. She asked if I wanted a bandaid. I just said no and walked away. When I got in the van I noticed that there was a big welt on my forearm. I thought it could be a bone sticking out. I told Donnie when I got in that I needed to go to the ER. He took me in his truck. I showed my arm to my neighbors Laura and Bonnie before I left.
Xray's were taken and it was not broken. A blood vessel broke and filled in under the skin. So glad it was not broke, but now it was starting to hurt and so did my knee and hip. It was a rough night sleeping. I went back today, Wednesday, June 16, and I found the rock that caused me to trip. It is so strange, it is shaped like a shoe for a RIGHT foot! I will keep it always.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Still losing and feeling great!
I went to the Doctor on Monday, June 14. I weighed in at 265. I only lost 5 lbs this month. I feel like I had reached a plateau. I would weigh myself every morning, and I was always around 268. But I didn't let it get me down. I have tried to sneak a snack in here and there to see what I can get by with. Because my blood sugar is back to normal, I have a craving for candy bars. But I try to work it into my calorie count. I don't really count calories but I kinda figure it out in my head. I am eating a bread that is 45 calories per slice. Regular bread is 70 to 80 calories per slice. I have not been eating vegetables as much as I did before. I have had fried chicken but I try to take the skin off when I can. I still have smaller portions. I have been eating a lot of sugar free gum. But every day is different.
I am very happy that I do not have to work. I seem to find things that keep me busy. Donnie seems to keep busy also. We have been to Galesburg 4 times in the past couple of weeks. Donnie and I went to galesburg on Friday May 28th. We went to see my cousin Charlotte who was visiting her parents at Seminary Estates. She goes there every week to check on her Mom's meds. She also plays cards with them. Aunt Mildred is 89 and Uncle Chester (Moore) is 93 and 1/2. But they are still smart card players. It makes me feel bad that I didn't sit and play cards with my dad when he was in his final days. I think it puts the person in a different frame of mind.
After we played cards, we went to the Craft Mall that is located a few blocks away in Hawthorne centre. Charlotte had some of her pictures that she wanted to feature in the booth that Sherry and I are renting for $60 a month. Donnie bought me a sock Monkey when we were there. He also found a hutch for $40. They asked up if we could give them a couple weeks to rearrange the stuff that was on it. They had a flyer on their door that said that Elvis (Junior Talley from Monmouth) was going to perform on June 12 so we decided that we would pick it up then. After I helped Charlotte put her pictures up in the booth, Donnie and I went to Salvation Army and I called Sherry and we made arrangements to eat at the Chinese Buffet on Henderson.
After we ate there, we followed Sherry to her boyfriend's Sean's Mom's house to see stuff she had for a yard sale. I bought a popcorn popper pan and a newspaper burning grill. I also said that I would be able to bring her some folding tables for her sale.
To make a long story short, It was rainy on Friday June 4th so I didn't go back to Galesburg. Sherry said that the yardsale wasn't going to be until later in the month. She had Monday off and wanted to know if we could bring the tables then. So late in the afternoon Monday, Donnie and I drove to galesburg with 4 folding tables and a few things I wanted to sell. We stayed and talked for a while and then we decided we were hungry. Rib Shack is not open on Monday's and we didn't want to go to the Buffet again. I found out that the family Restaurant on Lincoln is closed. Finally we went downtown and stopped at New China. I don't think I have been in there in years. To make another long story short, when we went to pay the bill, I was so excited because I remembered that the owner was the wife of one of my classmates (D. Hopping) I tried to blurt it out but she took one look at our Debit Card and told us, point blank, "We don't take plastic" Donnie looked in his money clip and he didn't have the nearly $24 for the steak and chop suey that we had. She just looked at us when we told her that we didn't see the sign. She said that it is posted everywhere and it is written in the menu... she thinks it still is there. Yeah, that's the first thing I look for in the 21st century is something in a menu that says they don't take plastic.
She still didn't offer us any alternatives and I finally told her we were from out of town but we did bank at first midwest, and she pointed that it was across the street. I asked if we needed to leave anything as collateral and she just thought I was nuts! We should have just left. I don't plan on going back there again. All she needed to say was "We don't take plastic but there is an ATM machine across the street." DUH! But we went to the ATM machine. I did see the sign outside but is was facing west and we came in from the east. Oh, well. We got the money and went back and there was another sign as we first walked in. But we had been nice and held the door for some elderly people and then we looked the seating area over and it was all to right so we didn't look straight ahead. And as I said, we were hungry, we were not looking for "cash only" on a menu in the 21st century!
OK. So we paid her and I quickly told her about me being a classmate of her husband's. And she still didn't act social. I told her my name to tell him but she could care less. Very rude. We will never go there again.
So that was on Monday June 7.
I drove Donnie to Montpelier to his friend Dave's house Wednesday night where Donnie is having his 3 wheeler servi-car worked on. Dave lives right inside the city limits. They have a nice house and a nice garage and lots of Motorcycles. On Thursday night they had the Second Fiddle Open house. It was raining when we got there a little after 5 but it cleared up before the doors opened at 6. There were some neat things there. I was able to buy a Fur Real Talking parrot for 3 dollars. I put it on ebay that night at 1:30 am. They sell for $450 on Amazon new and the lowest price they showed was $199 so that is what I asked for mine, or best offer. At 9:13a.m.on Friday, someone offered me $100 so I took it! (I also sold that newspaper grill for 24.99 earlier in the week).
On Friday June 11, Charlotte wanted me to go with her to her parent's again. I had a lot of stuff I wanted to get done but I went anyway. We didn't leave until after 1 because her son had to go look for a job. We stayed at her parents and played cards until 4:45. We went to the Craft Mall. I told the Knapp's that owned the place that Donnie and I would be there on Saturday to pick up the Hutch.
Anyway, On Saturday it rained all day. We drove to Galesburg to get the Hutch. We had taken the seats out of my van Thursday so the hutch fit really well. The Elvis show and the Flea Market were cancelled so we just came back home. Donnie took the legs off the hutch to make it easier to bring in the house. It is very heavy. I can't believe we got it in without either one of us getting hurt.
I guess what all of this is saying is that it was a busy week and hard to watch my diet. I left out a couple other things. I will write them in another post.
I am very happy that I do not have to work. I seem to find things that keep me busy. Donnie seems to keep busy also. We have been to Galesburg 4 times in the past couple of weeks. Donnie and I went to galesburg on Friday May 28th. We went to see my cousin Charlotte who was visiting her parents at Seminary Estates. She goes there every week to check on her Mom's meds. She also plays cards with them. Aunt Mildred is 89 and Uncle Chester (Moore) is 93 and 1/2. But they are still smart card players. It makes me feel bad that I didn't sit and play cards with my dad when he was in his final days. I think it puts the person in a different frame of mind.
After we played cards, we went to the Craft Mall that is located a few blocks away in Hawthorne centre. Charlotte had some of her pictures that she wanted to feature in the booth that Sherry and I are renting for $60 a month. Donnie bought me a sock Monkey when we were there. He also found a hutch for $40. They asked up if we could give them a couple weeks to rearrange the stuff that was on it. They had a flyer on their door that said that Elvis (Junior Talley from Monmouth) was going to perform on June 12 so we decided that we would pick it up then. After I helped Charlotte put her pictures up in the booth, Donnie and I went to Salvation Army and I called Sherry and we made arrangements to eat at the Chinese Buffet on Henderson.
After we ate there, we followed Sherry to her boyfriend's Sean's Mom's house to see stuff she had for a yard sale. I bought a popcorn popper pan and a newspaper burning grill. I also said that I would be able to bring her some folding tables for her sale.
To make a long story short, It was rainy on Friday June 4th so I didn't go back to Galesburg. Sherry said that the yardsale wasn't going to be until later in the month. She had Monday off and wanted to know if we could bring the tables then. So late in the afternoon Monday, Donnie and I drove to galesburg with 4 folding tables and a few things I wanted to sell. We stayed and talked for a while and then we decided we were hungry. Rib Shack is not open on Monday's and we didn't want to go to the Buffet again. I found out that the family Restaurant on Lincoln is closed. Finally we went downtown and stopped at New China. I don't think I have been in there in years. To make another long story short, when we went to pay the bill, I was so excited because I remembered that the owner was the wife of one of my classmates (D. Hopping) I tried to blurt it out but she took one look at our Debit Card and told us, point blank, "We don't take plastic" Donnie looked in his money clip and he didn't have the nearly $24 for the steak and chop suey that we had. She just looked at us when we told her that we didn't see the sign. She said that it is posted everywhere and it is written in the menu... she thinks it still is there. Yeah, that's the first thing I look for in the 21st century is something in a menu that says they don't take plastic.
She still didn't offer us any alternatives and I finally told her we were from out of town but we did bank at first midwest, and she pointed that it was across the street. I asked if we needed to leave anything as collateral and she just thought I was nuts! We should have just left. I don't plan on going back there again. All she needed to say was "We don't take plastic but there is an ATM machine across the street." DUH! But we went to the ATM machine. I did see the sign outside but is was facing west and we came in from the east. Oh, well. We got the money and went back and there was another sign as we first walked in. But we had been nice and held the door for some elderly people and then we looked the seating area over and it was all to right so we didn't look straight ahead. And as I said, we were hungry, we were not looking for "cash only" on a menu in the 21st century!
OK. So we paid her and I quickly told her about me being a classmate of her husband's. And she still didn't act social. I told her my name to tell him but she could care less. Very rude. We will never go there again.
So that was on Monday June 7.
I drove Donnie to Montpelier to his friend Dave's house Wednesday night where Donnie is having his 3 wheeler servi-car worked on. Dave lives right inside the city limits. They have a nice house and a nice garage and lots of Motorcycles. On Thursday night they had the Second Fiddle Open house. It was raining when we got there a little after 5 but it cleared up before the doors opened at 6. There were some neat things there. I was able to buy a Fur Real Talking parrot for 3 dollars. I put it on ebay that night at 1:30 am. They sell for $450 on Amazon new and the lowest price they showed was $199 so that is what I asked for mine, or best offer. At 9:13a.m.on Friday, someone offered me $100 so I took it! (I also sold that newspaper grill for 24.99 earlier in the week).
On Friday June 11, Charlotte wanted me to go with her to her parent's again. I had a lot of stuff I wanted to get done but I went anyway. We didn't leave until after 1 because her son had to go look for a job. We stayed at her parents and played cards until 4:45. We went to the Craft Mall. I told the Knapp's that owned the place that Donnie and I would be there on Saturday to pick up the Hutch.
Anyway, On Saturday it rained all day. We drove to Galesburg to get the Hutch. We had taken the seats out of my van Thursday so the hutch fit really well. The Elvis show and the Flea Market were cancelled so we just came back home. Donnie took the legs off the hutch to make it easier to bring in the house. It is very heavy. I can't believe we got it in without either one of us getting hurt.
I guess what all of this is saying is that it was a busy week and hard to watch my diet. I left out a couple other things. I will write them in another post.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Meridia, diabetes, and diet.... click!
On March 12,2010 I went back to my heart doctor and had a check up about my Atrial Fibrillation. To review, in the early morning of Saturday, Jan. 3, I dozed off in my reclining chair and when I woke up I had pressure pain in my chest. I took my blood pressure and it was 180 over 100 and my pulse was 120. I thought it was wrong and took it again, and it was about the same with still a pulse of 120. It was 3 am and I didn't know what to do.
Donnie tried to start his truck but it wouldn't start. He told me there was no way he was going to drive my van. So I told him that I would drive. I just knew something wasn't right. When we got to the ER, we were the only ones there, which was nice. We went to Trinity Terrace in Bettendorf. They called what I had Atrial Fibulation. My heartrate was irregular. They gave me stuff in my veins to get it regular. They monitored me and after a couple hours, a nurse announced loudly that I was converted. I looked at her, and I said, "Does that mean I'm no longer a Lutheran?" She failed to find the humor in that. I guess this stuff is pretty serious. Anyway, We left the ER at 6:30 am and got breakfast from Hardee's. I have not had any spells since. I have been on Metoprolol ER Succinate ever since.
Now, to come back to the present. As I said, on March 12, I went back to the heart doctor and I am doing fine. I decided I wanted to try to lose weight again. I had let myself get back to 304 lbs. I was 292 before Christmas so I had gained 12 lbs. over the holidays. I went to my regular doctor, Dr. Lisa Kopp, on March 16th so I could get started on the Meridia again. Luckily, the insurance pays for the pills which cost over $125 a month. I only pay $15. I had my blood tested on this day also. On Thursday, March 18th, I got a phone call from the Doctor's nurse that told me, in a deadpan voice, "Cindy, your Cholesterol is 299 and your blood sugar is 140. Your thyroid level is low. The doctor is ordering Cholesterol and Thyroid medicine for you to start taking immediately and she wants to see you as soon as possible to talk to you about your high blood sugar. We will make you an appointment for next week."
So many things went through my mind. The first thought was I would have to quit my diet medicine. So I blurted out, "Can we make the appointment for tomorrow?" and that is what they did.
What an information packed office visit THAT was. I understood the high Cholesterol medicine and she explained what a low thyroid does. That could be why I was gaining weight. But then she told me she wanted me to get a glucose meter and start testing my blood once a day. Argh! I was hoping NEVER to EVER have to prick my fingers. But she explained that anything over 130 for blood sugar is in the range of DIABETES! Gulp! That news changed my life. Enter the CLICK!
I took the prescriptions to Walgreen's and had them help me out. I had heard about those new glucose meters where you could take the blood from your arm. The gal just looked at me like I was nuts! She asked around and others told her that almost any meter could be used on the arm. So I bought an Accuscan meter. They had to also get me some lancets and some testing strips. Oh my goodness! I had no idea of how much testing strips cost. For a vial of 25, they are nearly 75 cents a piece! Then came the fun news. CHECKING blood sugar is a before and 2 hour after process! So... I have to poke my finger 2 times! Luckily, I just had to do it once a day. From my first test, I never went over 130. I think my fasting test was flawed because I had had some pepsi in the middle of the night. That's my excuse. But I really started watching what I ate. The other surprise was, it wasn't only sugar that is bad for diabetes. Bread and potatoes are bad also. EEEK! I love my bread! And I love hash browns and french fries and baked potatoes! But I started cutting back. I bought some healthy bread that is only 35 to 40 calories per slice. I try to only have 2 slices a day. I stopped eating candy bars and chocolate on ice cream... AND the ice cream. I also noticed that I could actually change my portions and still feel full.
So, the doctor wanted to see me in 3 weeks to see how things were going. My first weigh in after just 3 weeks... I lost 16 lbs. I had lost 5 lbs. on my own the week between the heart doctor and the time I got the pills. So I had lost 21 lbs. in one month.
My blood sugar started leveling off at about 105 so the doctor said I only had to test 2 times a week.
So that is what I have been doing for the past 5 weeks. Yesterday, May 13, I weighed in at 270 so I had lost another 13 lbs. Ironically, that is the amount of weight I lost last year by May 11. But I can feel my body changing. I really feel great! The key to feeling well is the fact that my stomach rarely growls. I haven't ate anything yet today and I feel full. I'll probably had some refried beans, salsa, cream cheese and a little hamburger. One of my favorite things to do is place a flour tortilla in the microwave and cook it to a crisp... about a minute. I break it up and use it as chips. Mmmmmm sounds good right now. Each day is a new adventure. I just try to eat less and I find, I am still satisfied and full.
Finally, the doctor says that treating the underactive thyroid will help with the weight loss also. I do know something that it HAS helped. I have been losing a lot of hair when I take a shower. It was enough to wrap around the drain strainer we have in the shower. I have been saving this hair for over 4 years now. (sick, I know) I was blaming the hair loss on menopause. Now I think the underactive thyroid might have been part of the problem. Now, I lose very little hair and my hair feels fuller. We will see how long this lasts. I just know I feel great now and look forward to keep losing weight this time. The last 3 times I have tried, I ran into roadblocks. The atrial fibrillation thing and I think the thyroid thing. We will see what happens this time. So far, so good!
Donnie tried to start his truck but it wouldn't start. He told me there was no way he was going to drive my van. So I told him that I would drive. I just knew something wasn't right. When we got to the ER, we were the only ones there, which was nice. We went to Trinity Terrace in Bettendorf. They called what I had Atrial Fibulation. My heartrate was irregular. They gave me stuff in my veins to get it regular. They monitored me and after a couple hours, a nurse announced loudly that I was converted. I looked at her, and I said, "Does that mean I'm no longer a Lutheran?" She failed to find the humor in that. I guess this stuff is pretty serious. Anyway, We left the ER at 6:30 am and got breakfast from Hardee's. I have not had any spells since. I have been on Metoprolol ER Succinate ever since.
Now, to come back to the present. As I said, on March 12, I went back to the heart doctor and I am doing fine. I decided I wanted to try to lose weight again. I had let myself get back to 304 lbs. I was 292 before Christmas so I had gained 12 lbs. over the holidays. I went to my regular doctor, Dr. Lisa Kopp, on March 16th so I could get started on the Meridia again. Luckily, the insurance pays for the pills which cost over $125 a month. I only pay $15. I had my blood tested on this day also. On Thursday, March 18th, I got a phone call from the Doctor's nurse that told me, in a deadpan voice, "Cindy, your Cholesterol is 299 and your blood sugar is 140. Your thyroid level is low. The doctor is ordering Cholesterol and Thyroid medicine for you to start taking immediately and she wants to see you as soon as possible to talk to you about your high blood sugar. We will make you an appointment for next week."
So many things went through my mind. The first thought was I would have to quit my diet medicine. So I blurted out, "Can we make the appointment for tomorrow?" and that is what they did.
What an information packed office visit THAT was. I understood the high Cholesterol medicine and she explained what a low thyroid does. That could be why I was gaining weight. But then she told me she wanted me to get a glucose meter and start testing my blood once a day. Argh! I was hoping NEVER to EVER have to prick my fingers. But she explained that anything over 130 for blood sugar is in the range of DIABETES! Gulp! That news changed my life. Enter the CLICK!
I took the prescriptions to Walgreen's and had them help me out. I had heard about those new glucose meters where you could take the blood from your arm. The gal just looked at me like I was nuts! She asked around and others told her that almost any meter could be used on the arm. So I bought an Accuscan meter. They had to also get me some lancets and some testing strips. Oh my goodness! I had no idea of how much testing strips cost. For a vial of 25, they are nearly 75 cents a piece! Then came the fun news. CHECKING blood sugar is a before and 2 hour after process! So... I have to poke my finger 2 times! Luckily, I just had to do it once a day. From my first test, I never went over 130. I think my fasting test was flawed because I had had some pepsi in the middle of the night. That's my excuse. But I really started watching what I ate. The other surprise was, it wasn't only sugar that is bad for diabetes. Bread and potatoes are bad also. EEEK! I love my bread! And I love hash browns and french fries and baked potatoes! But I started cutting back. I bought some healthy bread that is only 35 to 40 calories per slice. I try to only have 2 slices a day. I stopped eating candy bars and chocolate on ice cream... AND the ice cream. I also noticed that I could actually change my portions and still feel full.
So, the doctor wanted to see me in 3 weeks to see how things were going. My first weigh in after just 3 weeks... I lost 16 lbs. I had lost 5 lbs. on my own the week between the heart doctor and the time I got the pills. So I had lost 21 lbs. in one month.
My blood sugar started leveling off at about 105 so the doctor said I only had to test 2 times a week.
So that is what I have been doing for the past 5 weeks. Yesterday, May 13, I weighed in at 270 so I had lost another 13 lbs. Ironically, that is the amount of weight I lost last year by May 11. But I can feel my body changing. I really feel great! The key to feeling well is the fact that my stomach rarely growls. I haven't ate anything yet today and I feel full. I'll probably had some refried beans, salsa, cream cheese and a little hamburger. One of my favorite things to do is place a flour tortilla in the microwave and cook it to a crisp... about a minute. I break it up and use it as chips. Mmmmmm sounds good right now. Each day is a new adventure. I just try to eat less and I find, I am still satisfied and full.
Finally, the doctor says that treating the underactive thyroid will help with the weight loss also. I do know something that it HAS helped. I have been losing a lot of hair when I take a shower. It was enough to wrap around the drain strainer we have in the shower. I have been saving this hair for over 4 years now. (sick, I know) I was blaming the hair loss on menopause. Now I think the underactive thyroid might have been part of the problem. Now, I lose very little hair and my hair feels fuller. We will see how long this lasts. I just know I feel great now and look forward to keep losing weight this time. The last 3 times I have tried, I ran into roadblocks. The atrial fibrillation thing and I think the thyroid thing. We will see what happens this time. So far, so good!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Lost another 11 lbs.
I went to the doctor on thursday, sept. 3 and I had lost another 11 lbs. That makes 26 lbs total in 2 months.
I am really not trying too hard. I just eat less and snack less and have smaller portions. I still treat myself to an ice cream sandwich a couple times a week. I enjoy eating popcorn I pop myself in the microwave in a special container. I use spray butter which is suppose to have no calories which I find hard to believe but at least it is less than melting butter on popcorn. I use popcorn salt that is fine and sticks to each kernel.
Some mornings when I get up, I take my pill and have a slim fast drink.
I need to explain my schedule. For the past 4 years, my husband has been retired. We don't have to get up in the mornings to go to work so we have been staying up until 3 or 4 in the morning. I enjoy playing games on a website called lalena.com. I also sing karaoke at singsnap.com (nickname gatyamgal) He tapes his soap opera, (young and the restless) and watches them in the evening. He also likes to look up things on ebay. Just last month we purchased over 60 things on ebay. He has been buying marble to put in our turtle tank. He has also bought pocket knives. Now he is remodelling his little section of the basement and has bought new headphones, and a cd player.
He's not the only one buying. I am buying workbasket magazines. I am trying to collect them all. I scan crochet instructions out of them and then I am going to resell them. I also bought this laptop I am using. It is the same as my other laptop (T-23 ibm thinkpad). I was able to get this one for $62. They usually go for $199. I have purchased a square trade warrantee on it and I am using it every day. It is just like new. I also bought a different digital camera. It is a casio exilim ex-z80. They sell for over $150 and I got it for $45. I had to order a battery and charger separate but that was just $15 for 2 batteries and a charger. They use the same flash card as my kodak so that works out great. My favorite camera is still my canon s400. I have 2 of them. One I gave to my husband. I also have a fuji z-1. It has its own cradle charger which is nice. I have another fuji that has a larger screen but no cradle. The pictures it take are a little grainy so I don't use it much. Last year I bought a Kodak camera that is bigger to take pictures at a friend of a friend's wedding. It's nice also. Has large pixels but it is bulky to carry around. Then I have a sony camcorder that records on 8mm tape. It is bulky also but I used it the other day to take pictures of the Metlife blimp when it was in the area. It has a nice zoom on it. And the other day I bought a little argus camera for 49 cents at DAV. I have downloaded the driver but I can't get it to work, yet... I am still working on it.
Didn't mean to type so much but I want this written down so years from now I can look back and see how much technology has changed. At this time, we don't use a cell phone except for emergencies. My husband and I use virgin mobile phones. They only cost $21.00 every 3 months to top off. And that includes the minutes. I have over $120 of minutes on my phone. I gave it to my daughter's boyfriend so he could have a phone. I don't know if he uses it or not. My husband's phone probably has $60 minute time. We just don't need them at this time.
OK. Back to the diet thing. I really don't exercise like I should. It just isn't fun. I need to find something to motivate me to exercise. I enjoy walking around at Goodwill and such. I just need to move around more. I hope to lose another 15 lbs. by next month. We are having our class reunion on October 10th. I have gone to all of my class reunions over the years. Here is the low down on where I was at in life every 5 years.
5 year reunion 1979 single Went with Jean Cullison. She really didn't want to go, but we were the last ones to leave.
10 year reunion 1984 Married to jim. The reunion was out at Oak Run by the lake. It was different. Jay Chivers got up on a picnic table and exposed himself by pulling up the leg on his shorts. Very interesting... He died in 2004, I believe.
15 year reunion 1989 My husband and I had been separated for a year. This was less than 2 months before the actually divorce. I got drunk and had my eye on a former classmate.
20 year reunion 1994 I was married to second husband, Jeff. We had a good time at the reunion.
25 year reunion 1999 Jeff and I were still married but we were having disagreements. I really think the computer had a lot to do with my mindset at the time. I had several people that I would talk to on ICQ. Jeff and I separated 1 month later. A classmate, Jeff Moore died on August 31 that year.
30 year reunion 2004 I was married to my third husband, Donnie. I enjoyed having him by my side. We stayed at my mom and dad's overnight to attend the 2 day event.
35 year reunion 2009 We didn't have the reunion in July like we used to. It is being planned now, like I said for October. This will be 5 days after Donnie's 60th birthday. We are planning on staying in a motel that night. The knox county scenic drive is that weekend also. It should be fun.
Ok. It is 3 am. I better go to bed. I'll write more later.
Oh, by the way, I am going to be on a local tv show called Paula Sands Live. I am going to show how to make my starched fabric decals. This is going to be on this Thursday. I am getting anxious. I was on her show in May with silicone ware and also 3 years before that with my crocheted plastic bag purses. I still have my silkworms and ironed plastic I can do. I had told myself in May I wanted to lose 20 lbs. before I went back on her show. Now it will be closer to 30. It is a great motivator for me.
And finally. I want to say that this medicine, meridia makes me very constipated. But it is better than having the runs! Gotta go! bye for now!
I am really not trying too hard. I just eat less and snack less and have smaller portions. I still treat myself to an ice cream sandwich a couple times a week. I enjoy eating popcorn I pop myself in the microwave in a special container. I use spray butter which is suppose to have no calories which I find hard to believe but at least it is less than melting butter on popcorn. I use popcorn salt that is fine and sticks to each kernel.
Some mornings when I get up, I take my pill and have a slim fast drink.
I need to explain my schedule. For the past 4 years, my husband has been retired. We don't have to get up in the mornings to go to work so we have been staying up until 3 or 4 in the morning. I enjoy playing games on a website called lalena.com. I also sing karaoke at singsnap.com (nickname gatyamgal) He tapes his soap opera, (young and the restless) and watches them in the evening. He also likes to look up things on ebay. Just last month we purchased over 60 things on ebay. He has been buying marble to put in our turtle tank. He has also bought pocket knives. Now he is remodelling his little section of the basement and has bought new headphones, and a cd player.
He's not the only one buying. I am buying workbasket magazines. I am trying to collect them all. I scan crochet instructions out of them and then I am going to resell them. I also bought this laptop I am using. It is the same as my other laptop (T-23 ibm thinkpad). I was able to get this one for $62. They usually go for $199. I have purchased a square trade warrantee on it and I am using it every day. It is just like new. I also bought a different digital camera. It is a casio exilim ex-z80. They sell for over $150 and I got it for $45. I had to order a battery and charger separate but that was just $15 for 2 batteries and a charger. They use the same flash card as my kodak so that works out great. My favorite camera is still my canon s400. I have 2 of them. One I gave to my husband. I also have a fuji z-1. It has its own cradle charger which is nice. I have another fuji that has a larger screen but no cradle. The pictures it take are a little grainy so I don't use it much. Last year I bought a Kodak camera that is bigger to take pictures at a friend of a friend's wedding. It's nice also. Has large pixels but it is bulky to carry around. Then I have a sony camcorder that records on 8mm tape. It is bulky also but I used it the other day to take pictures of the Metlife blimp when it was in the area. It has a nice zoom on it. And the other day I bought a little argus camera for 49 cents at DAV. I have downloaded the driver but I can't get it to work, yet... I am still working on it.
Didn't mean to type so much but I want this written down so years from now I can look back and see how much technology has changed. At this time, we don't use a cell phone except for emergencies. My husband and I use virgin mobile phones. They only cost $21.00 every 3 months to top off. And that includes the minutes. I have over $120 of minutes on my phone. I gave it to my daughter's boyfriend so he could have a phone. I don't know if he uses it or not. My husband's phone probably has $60 minute time. We just don't need them at this time.
OK. Back to the diet thing. I really don't exercise like I should. It just isn't fun. I need to find something to motivate me to exercise. I enjoy walking around at Goodwill and such. I just need to move around more. I hope to lose another 15 lbs. by next month. We are having our class reunion on October 10th. I have gone to all of my class reunions over the years. Here is the low down on where I was at in life every 5 years.
5 year reunion 1979 single Went with Jean Cullison. She really didn't want to go, but we were the last ones to leave.
10 year reunion 1984 Married to jim. The reunion was out at Oak Run by the lake. It was different. Jay Chivers got up on a picnic table and exposed himself by pulling up the leg on his shorts. Very interesting... He died in 2004, I believe.
15 year reunion 1989 My husband and I had been separated for a year. This was less than 2 months before the actually divorce. I got drunk and had my eye on a former classmate.
20 year reunion 1994 I was married to second husband, Jeff. We had a good time at the reunion.
25 year reunion 1999 Jeff and I were still married but we were having disagreements. I really think the computer had a lot to do with my mindset at the time. I had several people that I would talk to on ICQ. Jeff and I separated 1 month later. A classmate, Jeff Moore died on August 31 that year.
30 year reunion 2004 I was married to my third husband, Donnie. I enjoyed having him by my side. We stayed at my mom and dad's overnight to attend the 2 day event.
35 year reunion 2009 We didn't have the reunion in July like we used to. It is being planned now, like I said for October. This will be 5 days after Donnie's 60th birthday. We are planning on staying in a motel that night. The knox county scenic drive is that weekend also. It should be fun.
Ok. It is 3 am. I better go to bed. I'll write more later.
Oh, by the way, I am going to be on a local tv show called Paula Sands Live. I am going to show how to make my starched fabric decals. This is going to be on this Thursday. I am getting anxious. I was on her show in May with silicone ware and also 3 years before that with my crocheted plastic bag purses. I still have my silkworms and ironed plastic I can do. I had told myself in May I wanted to lose 20 lbs. before I went back on her show. Now it will be closer to 30. It is a great motivator for me.
And finally. I want to say that this medicine, meridia makes me very constipated. But it is better than having the runs! Gotta go! bye for now!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Back on Meridia again
Just wanted to fill in here from nearly 2 years ago. I gained all of my weight back exactly to 310. I had a heart problem back in January of this year. It wasn't until July that I was able to get back on Meridia. In one month I lost 15 lbs. I have lost another 3 lbs. this week. I feel so much better. Don't ever want to be 310 again! Ironically, that is how high my scale goes. It is even called the Royal ex310 shipping scale.
Like I said, I feel good, I don't snack like I used to at night. I have cut down on my breads and my pop intake. I have cut down on cookies and candy. I do enjoy having either popcorn or an ice cream sandwich in the evening. I really should eat breakfast, but I don't. Sometimes I have a can slim fast. The Coffee flavor is my favorite.
I will keep posting now that I found this site again.
Like I said, I feel good, I don't snack like I used to at night. I have cut down on my breads and my pop intake. I have cut down on cookies and candy. I do enjoy having either popcorn or an ice cream sandwich in the evening. I really should eat breakfast, but I don't. Sometimes I have a can slim fast. The Coffee flavor is my favorite.
I will keep posting now that I found this site again.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Meridia in the News and Dad's Cancer
Just wanted to write about what I heard on the news the other night. They were saying that Meridia does not help people loss weight and the damage that it could do to the brain could be bad. This is what the study says:
Three diet drugs, one of which still hasn't been approved for use in the United States, will assist in weight loss, Canadian researchers report, but there can be serious side effects and the weight loss isn't all that great.
According to the Associated Press, the report, published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal, found that people who took the prescription drugs Xenical, Meridia and Acomplia (Acomplia is not sold in the United States) registered lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels and reduced diabetes. For the 45 to 50-year-old study group, which had an average weight of 220 pounds, weight loss registered a little less than 11 pounds per person.
About 20 percent of those who took Meridia experienced side effects that included raised blood pressure and pulse rates, insomnia and nausea, the A.P. reported. Up to 30 percent of those who took Xenical had side effects that included unpleasant digestive and intestinal side effects.
About six percent of those who took Acomplia experienced mood disorders, a primary reason the drug didn't receive FDA approval, the wire service reported.
I need to contact someone and let them know that I am having very different results. I started taking the pills again last month. I did only lose 3 lbs. in a month but the results are deceptive. The week before I weighed in, I had ate a lot of salty chinese food and I had had pizza and pop the night before. It has been a week since my weigh in and I have already lost another 3 lbs. I really feel that the pills are helping. I will prepare a midnight snack for my husband, and I will just sample a little of the cheese and summer sausage, and then find something else to snack on. I find myself eating a lot less at night. I used to want a full sandwich, chips, pop, and other bad things. One thing I really haven't done is purposely exercising. My Doctor told me if I don't start exercising, she might take me off the pills. So I now have a resistance rope in the dining room and when I am waiting for supper to cook, I do a few arm stretches and leg stretches. It is not much but it is a start. Yesterday, I sat down on the living room floor and did a few sit ups and stretches. I was able to get up of the floor with very little trouble. I almost cried. It was the first time I have been able to get up off the floor without struggling. I hope to just get better and better.
Please read my blog about the news I received today about my Dad's cancer. It was 2 years ago today, being the Monday before Thanksgiving that my mother passed away. Today I found out that my Dad is not going to be able to participate in a cancer program that could prolong his life. So he just has 8 to 14 months to live.
He wants to move down to Houston to be with his lady friend. I think it is a good idea. My brother is down there also and he can help take care of dad if or when he gets really sick. We will see what happens. I will write more on the Cancer blog I wrote about my mother.
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Three diet drugs, one of which still hasn't been approved for use in the United States, will assist in weight loss, Canadian researchers report, but there can be serious side effects and the weight loss isn't all that great.
According to the Associated Press, the report, published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal, found that people who took the prescription drugs Xenical, Meridia and Acomplia (Acomplia is not sold in the United States) registered lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels and reduced diabetes. For the 45 to 50-year-old study group, which had an average weight of 220 pounds, weight loss registered a little less than 11 pounds per person.
About 20 percent of those who took Meridia experienced side effects that included raised blood pressure and pulse rates, insomnia and nausea, the A.P. reported. Up to 30 percent of those who took Xenical had side effects that included unpleasant digestive and intestinal side effects.
About six percent of those who took Acomplia experienced mood disorders, a primary reason the drug didn't receive FDA approval, the wire service reported.
I need to contact someone and let them know that I am having very different results. I started taking the pills again last month. I did only lose 3 lbs. in a month but the results are deceptive. The week before I weighed in, I had ate a lot of salty chinese food and I had had pizza and pop the night before. It has been a week since my weigh in and I have already lost another 3 lbs. I really feel that the pills are helping. I will prepare a midnight snack for my husband, and I will just sample a little of the cheese and summer sausage, and then find something else to snack on. I find myself eating a lot less at night. I used to want a full sandwich, chips, pop, and other bad things. One thing I really haven't done is purposely exercising. My Doctor told me if I don't start exercising, she might take me off the pills. So I now have a resistance rope in the dining room and when I am waiting for supper to cook, I do a few arm stretches and leg stretches. It is not much but it is a start. Yesterday, I sat down on the living room floor and did a few sit ups and stretches. I was able to get up of the floor with very little trouble. I almost cried. It was the first time I have been able to get up off the floor without struggling. I hope to just get better and better.
Please read my blog about the news I received today about my Dad's cancer. It was 2 years ago today, being the Monday before Thanksgiving that my mother passed away. Today I found out that my Dad is not going to be able to participate in a cancer program that could prolong his life. So he just has 8 to 14 months to live.
He wants to move down to Houston to be with his lady friend. I think it is a good idea. My brother is down there also and he can help take care of dad if or when he gets really sick. We will see what happens. I will write more on the Cancer blog I wrote about my mother.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
It has been another 4 weeks. Still losing
I took a couple months off and I was able to maintain my weight lose of 30 lbs. Then 4 weeks ago I went back to my Doctor and got back on the meridia again. I have not tried as hard as I did the first time around, but I have still lost another 5 lbs. My measurements now are 47-42-53 That is 3 inches off my chest, 8 off my waist, and 7 off my hips. My face is getting thinner and my legs are getting a little smaller.
I feel better. I have not been exercising like I should. I really need to start getting serious. I wanted to be down to 250 by christmas. I don't think that is possible now. But I am going to try.
I will write more after monday's visit to the doctor.
I feel better. I have not been exercising like I should. I really need to start getting serious. I wanted to be down to 250 by christmas. I don't think that is possible now. But I am going to try.
I will write more after monday's visit to the doctor.
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