Now U See Me, Now U Don't! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees My Journey to Lose 250 Pounds en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/gees.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 My Journey to Lose 250 Pounds Now U See Me, Now U Don't is Right http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/235835/now-u-see-me-now-u-dont-is-right <p>What happened to over a year of my blogging!&nbsp;? &nbsp;It all disappeared!&nbsp; &nbsp;I want my posts back.&nbsp; It is my renewal time as a Gold member, is it worth renewing?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pv5zWaTEVkI" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>of&nbsp; Gee</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/235835/now-u-see-me-now-u-dont-is-right">Comments(3)</a> 235835 Wednesday, November 1, 2006 00:03:21 Finally.....!!!!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/233970/finally <p>Down 1 pound LOL, an awful lot of&nbsp; work for one lousy pound. <img alt="" src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif" /></p> <p align="center"><img alt="" src="http://fat2thin.org/AfterPictureNovember2007.JPG" align="middle" /></p> <p>Gee</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/233970/finally">Comments(1)</a> 233970 Monday, October 30, 2006 22:08:15 Just checking in http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/226614/just-checking-in <p>I am still doing it, no weight change.</p> <p>I will check in next week.</p> <p>Gee</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/226614/just-checking-in">Comments(1)</a> 226614 Tuesday, October 31, 2006 00:07:20 52 Days On-Track http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/224262/52-days-on-track <p>Kinda at a standstill having lost one 1 pounds in the last three weeks. At that rate I should pull into goal in about 2 years. I have 52 more pounds to go so I guess you could say that I am about 4/5th of the way through my program. I have gotta believe this will change.&nbsp; I have been down this road before. As a long as I am true to my program and think positive it will change.&nbsp; I have really put my body through the mill in the last 2 years.&nbsp; I do believe that periodically the body needs to take a time out and just catch up and repair the damage.&nbsp; This makes is easier to take, when I know I am healing after years of abuse.</p> <p>On the good side I am pretty content with my program.&nbsp; For the most part I enjoy my food and I am not feeling deprived or hungry.&nbsp; This is awesome since the holidays are coming and I am in this for the long run. I find it very managable.</p> <p>I am much happier knowing that I am doing something about it than when I am off porgram struggling to find motivation to begin again.</p> <p>Gee</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/224262/52-days-on-track">Comments(0)</a> 224262 Friday, December 8, 2006 21:00:17 One more time! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/221567/one-more-time <p>Make up your mind it needs to be done and &quot;just do it!&quot;&nbsp; No more excuses, we can always think of <strong><u>one</u></strong>.&nbsp; No more putting it off until tomorrow, because there is always <u><strong>one</strong></u> more tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp; Start now, don't wait for the number <strong><u>one</u></strong> on the calendar.&nbsp; Just how many first of the months have come and gone since you made yourself that promise.</p> <p>Start now!&nbsp; And take it <strong><u>one</u></strong> day at a time.</p> <p>Try it <strong><u>one </u></strong>more time starting now!</p> <p>Gee</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/221567/one-more-time">Comments(0)</a> 221567 Friday, December 8, 2006 22:02:18 Just Do It http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/220041/just-do-it <p>I am!</p> <p>Now celebrating 40 consecutive days on-track!&nbsp; No back-slidding. No yo-yoing!</p> <p>Cheer me on to goal.</p> <p>Gee</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/220041/just-do-it">Comments(1)</a> 220041 Friday, December 8, 2006 23:09:00 Celebrating 30 days On-track http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/216575/celebrating-30-days-on-track <p>and hitting onederland @ 198 pounds.</p> <p>Gee</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/216575/celebrating-30-days-on-track">Comments(0)</a> 216575 Saturday, December 9, 2006 00:08:16 Going Down? http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/214235/going-down <p>I am here I made it and with a new weight to share with you.&nbsp; I am pleased.&nbsp; August was a good month I lost 7.6 pounds. </p> <p>This last week was another rough one.&nbsp; I had an adverse reaction to one of my new medications.&nbsp; After 6 days of being on Lisinopril I was almost an invalid.&nbsp; I couldn't only walk about 20 ft without sitting down.&nbsp; My body hurt all over and it felt as if my hips were grinding bone on bone.&nbsp; As it progressed I felt back pain, shoulder pain and even had pain in both jaws when trying to chew raw broccoli.&nbsp; I called my MD, stopped my medication and was switched to Apresoline!&nbsp; YEA a week later I am walking the campus, and shopping again and my blood pressure is about 100/54 and pulse 54 which is a great place for me to be at.&nbsp; I am only 5'1&quot; tall.</p> <p>My Paps Smear is normal, My muscle enzyme test is normal,&nbsp; other labs are improving so I will keep you posted.</p> <p>As for my plan I have had almost a month without going off.&nbsp; It is now second nature and I not longer feel hungry or preoccupied with meals.&nbsp; I have set my goals and so far I am 1.5 ahead of my plan.&nbsp; I should be 135 pounds by January 2009.</p> <p>Well today is my Grandson's 1st birthday celebration.&nbsp; So I am off!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/214235/going-down">Comments(2)</a> 214235 Saturday, December 9, 2006 00:01:13 Major Decision http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/210011/major-decision <p>Today would have been the day I started back to college.&nbsp; BUT I am taking a semester off.&nbsp; I decided that I need to get healthy and take care of myself.&nbsp;I don't need the pressure.&nbsp; As it is work is often stressful enough and I return to my teaching position on Thursday.</p> <p>I am committed to myself.</p> <p><strong>ALSO</strong> people have asked me about the background picture on my BLOG.&nbsp; This is a photo I took of the palm trees in my backyard.</p> <p>Talk to you soon, Gee</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/210011/major-decision">Comments(0)</a> 210011 Thursday, December 7, 2006 22:01:14 WOW it has been ROUGH! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/209728/wow-it-has-been-rough <p>Good Evening;</p> <p>Here I am checking in way past when I should have.&nbsp; Sorry but this has been a rough couple of weeks.&nbsp; The bad lab values has resulted in some major soul searching.</p> <p>I can't do this to myself anymore.&nbsp; I have long known that my health has been deteriorating over the past year.&nbsp; Being a nurse I tried to justify the way I felt, thinking if I just diet things will get better. NOT SO, SO NOT SO.&nbsp; I almost ignored the symptoms to the point of having a stroke.</p> <p>After my labs I started developing a migraine headache that continued for 5 days.&nbsp; I new my blood pressure was up, but the wrist cuff was only giving me a glimpse of how bad it was.</p> <p>Even though I had an MD appointment on the 20th I just couldn't deal with the headaches.</p> <p>I went into the clinic for a Glucose Tolerance Test for my presumed diabetic condition.&nbsp; While there I had the treatment nurse monitor my blood pressure.&nbsp; Well it was <strong>182/96</strong> and my O2 saturation was 93%.&nbsp; She got me into the MD that day and I was given additional blood pressure medication.</p> <p><strong>I WAS LUCKY, MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE</strong>. </p> <p>Well today I was back to the MD.&nbsp; I took this as a real wake-up call.&nbsp; The last one I need.&nbsp; My Glucose test came back normal.&nbsp; Reprieve I don't have diabetis, well not yet.&nbsp; My headache is gone and my Blood Pressure is normal. I am now taking 6 perscription medication.</p> <p>Good news is I lost 7 pounds in the 5 days between doctors appointments.</p> <p>Anyhow it isn't a matter of choice anymore.</p> <p>Hugs, Gee</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/gees/comments/209728/wow-it-has-been-rough">Comments(0)</a> 209728 Thursday, December 7, 2006 22:00:23