11/07/2009 19:25
A temporary return ;)
Hi Girls! I'm just here to check in. It'll probably be another 3 or 4 weeks before I can get back to daily blogging. I have a big presentation at work in a week and a half that is torture getting ready for and then I have another one 2 weeks behind that that I'll have to start getting together immediately after the 1st one - no rest for the weary LOL.
Anyway, I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I am NOT letting my busy, overworked, overstressed schedule get to me. I'm proud to say that I lost 3.4 lbs at last week's WI and another 2.4 lbs at this week's WI!! I'm down a total of 14.2 lbs since I started this WW journey 8 weeks ago. I'm very proud of myself. I had one bad week and learned from my mistake.
I really hit bottom with my knees and it kind of kicked everything into reality for me. I was literally crawling up the stairs at my house on my hands because I couldn't manage the pain in my knees from walking up right. That's when I knew it was over. I HAVE to get this weight off or I'm going to be walking with a Walker. I'm WAY too young for that.
So I went to my orthopedist on Monday and got corisone shots in both knees. They are slightly better. Still painful but not to the extreme that they were before I went in. At that point I was down 12 lbs. My dr. was pleased with that progress and told me another 30 - 40 lbs and I'll be ready for the surgery! That gave me a definitive goal to reach for. In case I haven't already mentioned it, my arthritis is so severe that I have to have both knees replaced. I have absolutely NO cartilage left in my knees. My dr. was hoping to put it off a few years by managing the pain with Supartz shots, but those didn't work on me. So my only option at this point is the surgery. However, they won't consider me for surgery until my BMI is in a healthier range. So the vicious cycle continues LOL. I knew this information a year ago but was living with the pain so it didn't really sink in. It wasn't until the pain became unbearable in the last couple of months that I hit bottom and realized I don't have a choice.
I'm actually in a good place the last couple of days. I may be overworked but I'm feeling like I'm getting things accomplished and reaching goals.
I'm at work so I have to sign off now and get some work done. But I promise to check in on everyone tonight when I get home!! I'm anxious to see how everyone else is doing :)